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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Tourist resort
choosing our memories
from the post-card rack.
out of season
hail and passion-fruits
dot the white lawn
Flame trees in the park…
yet to fall
as red snow
living elderly–
fragrant open rose
the garden Buddha sniffing, too!
Seaweed beach
the tide’s wash
taking our prints out.
A moonlit walk
yet in the morning
not a footprint by the sea.
alone and along…
a beach ball
heading the wind
living elderly–
white-gloved
in her Sunday pew
feather floating
the boats on blue water
clouds.
the cyclone hits…
in the moments gone
our banana farm
on the horizon
a quarter moon
scoops the sea
first date
I more and more know
her answers
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