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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Waterfall mists
giving the fairy ferns
their rainbow tears.
Standing out
in the light of the moon
her red silk kimono.
The old man waits
free tomatoes on his fence
for any conversation.
the soft twinkles
of moonshine
our watered lawn
Bus stop seat
travel brochures opened
to some palm island palms.
dog refuge
in soft eyes
taking her home
An owl hoots
hedging around shadows
the old tom cat.
living elderly–
a crow paces
the leafless tree
finally there
the ducklings joined up
for their long flight home
Beach debris
almost wind dry
footprints to the dunes.
living elderly–
the moon face cracked
in a puddle of ice
Her yellow balloon
tightly by the ribbon
then losing it.
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