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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living elderly–
fragrant open rose
the garden Buddha sniffing, too!
open tent
I cannot connect
my Zodiac stars
drift-woods
bringing the island
to garden
arched rainbow
a hummingbird
stirs the blossom
Wet weekend
a snail slides itself
to the front door bell.
After
this mountain climb
content to stare to beyond.
living elderly–
the corrugated waves
the moons pull on
Magazines down
on our crunching stone path
late guests.
within the hailstones
dents
on another pond
full moon
unoccupied
the kid’s tree house
sitting by the sea
the earth’s huge moon
to the moon
the jazz trio
our table for two’s
one request
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