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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Rear-view mirror
headlights…
the sense of it before the crash.
Sunset cruise
leaning over waves of dolphins
heading out
In the mirror
the red bruise
in her rushed zipper.
Footpath coffees
our sponge cakes coming
past a rubbish bin.
River walk
thrashing to the middle
the dog finds his stick.
summer breeze–
to a holiday house
a seagull calling
sea colouring
the sunset’s
orange juice
reflecting me
an old man
where the shore birds stand
The storm lulls, wakes
I feel the pattern
over my sleep.
cave drips
the echoes
up-side down with bats
new curtains
out to their necks
in spring breezes
between sips
the taste of old rains
from the stone well.
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