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 2,000 Haiku on this site in ten different themes: Australian, Beach, Garden Sundial, In the Mirror,Kimono,Motherhood,Ships and Oceans,Spring,Windjammers and Miscellaneous.
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Morning winds
from yacht to yacht
their roll in shared waves.
Zen garden
wrapped in autumn
her gold silk kimono.
Park bench
waiting for the Emperor moth
to leave first.
the sparrow's bird bath
the rest of your garden
in shadows
high moon
where the river turns
the dingoes howling
Windjammer
leaning back to guess
the height of her crow's-nest.
Coffee on deck ...
dolphins surfing
the bright sunshine.
Sunset fades
the seagulls surrounded
by the others' sleep.
dentist rooms
watching sunlight
fill the chairs.
butterfly eggs
leaving the chances
for her generation.
Passing fruit bat
the moon in a birdbath
bringing her near.
After lunch
an octopus tugging, tugging
at the angler's sleep.
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