Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry comprised of three phrases.
Traditional haiku uses 17 syllables (5:7:5) but contemporary haiku in English often ignores this rule. A haiku is typically about nature, the earth and the natural world and are designed to be thought-provoking. These original haiku poems are by Anthony Rutledge and are mostly written in the contemporary free style format.
There are over 4,000 Haiku on this site in 15 different themes: Australian, Beach, Garden Sundial, In the Mirror,Kimono,Motherhood,Ships and Oceans,Spring,Windjammers and Miscellaneous.
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Grey dawn
so heavy the fog drains
out of tulip cups.
I know only
no matter how cute
most turtle young will be food
No hint of surf
only the feel of quicksand
between the child’s toes.
new curtains
out to their necks
in spring breezes
A mountain trek
on the downhill side
two butterflies leading.
living elderly–
bread crusts
to the flaps of pigeons
her gate opens
the distance
to grandma’s strawberries
garden
Buddha’s
eternal
smile
morning Sun
the forest
breathes my breaths
in that moment
the well-water moon
shines back.
Pink bedroom
her thirteenth birthday
begins in the mirror.
Along the coast road
sunrise sweeps
from wave to wave.
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