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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Clothes line – –
cormorants drying
outstretched wings.

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Curve of a rainbow
the lisp of the child
counting the colours.

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Summer drought
washing the taste of ant
from the copper saucepans.

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such a low moon
framed
by the doorway

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Beyond the mower’s edge
leaning back
the daffodils.

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Autumn rustles
in twilight breeze
her black silk kimono.

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Eggs laid
the butterfly finds the beach
ready to die.

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Mirrored lake
silent salmon sip
the floating moon.

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Thunder bolts
in fading light
the rush of showers from the sea.

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hearing the night
sousing with winter
in the downpipes.

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Red sports Jaguar
the blonde’s long cool glance
over mine.

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The slow softening
under stones
a wet weekend.

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