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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leaving for work
the sunrise's
golden leaves
Remnants
of the harbour storm
wrestling boats.
Aquarius stars
out of endless space...
no comfort to my birthday
showering
roses from Laurel's soap
fills the mist
in the river
I don't trust
how fast
So ! she was at home
reading love poems that rhyme
out in the garden.
A scatter of clouds,
silver-edged
fruit bats across the moon.
Nursing home
mistake after mistake
their faded tattoos.
Dry lightning
in the white-gum's litter
leaves smoke.
Cutting their school lunches ...
the tea-kettle
whistles to itself.
cracked path
late home
how often I've stumbled
thrashing their turns
in our garden pond
the golden carp.
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