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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high moon
a buttercup pushes out
from a ribcage
Autumn leaves
in and out of the rustle
falling between trees.
Your over-sea’s trip
I think of the shadows
moving over you.
cherry trees
the harvest rush
before rain
high moon
the city drains
un-corking their odours
our canoe rows past
horses sip the river
one at a time.
the riddle of stars
my daughter’s Zodiac
I draw in the sand
Coal mine
at the end of earth
a chalk love heart.
Windjammer deck
before the pelican
scatters the gulls.
A scarlet sunset
for a moment on the breeze
… no gull cries…
Country roads
bending into the stars
our motor-bike lights.
living elderly–
powering the pot plants
the moon moves on
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