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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Pleasure boats
gentle harbour waves
caressing their hulls.
Where the cruise ship berthed
the moon
on coiled ropes.
Pouring out the joy
of a cool white wine--
river picnic.
Shattered mirror
a perfumed letter caught
fluttering out.
Ripe corn rustles
turn me around
to the scarecrow.
Summer wind chimes
the fireflies spinning
around the night air.
Moon white river
in the last train
almost home.
The river forks
going along with the moon
to the sea.
Mountain frost
dribbling from both our noses
the sniffles.
Harbour fog
ghosts of a windjammer
following the lamp.
Sunday's alter
the candle for our sins
keeps blowing out.
Garden sundial
a passing snow-ball
from the school boy.
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