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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In her stones
the old stream trickles
another thaw.
Gold winds
deepening the rusts
of autumn.
midnight stars
where my pencil moves
the haiku gather
Fewer migrating geese
out of the storm
out of the rainbow.
His office
next to the water-cooler
she smooths her skirt.
Sand dunes
the surf calls, calls,
the many turtle hatchlings.
Autumn chill
stars migrating
in the minds of geese.
sunset
the last prayers
the Minaret calls
Back from school
me following me into
our shabby house.
high moon
the yacht sailing nowhere
from our mantelpiece
neighbour’s rumour
of a wife left
school bells ringing
Second hand book
a pencilled name
faint among the poems.
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