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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blackberries after lunch !!!
the purple grin
showing her tiny white lie
flaps of winds
the scarecrow’s
faded coat
to bats
uncounted
figs in the moon
honey comb
tastes of the red Gum
tastes of the bee
Sundial garden
koi in the pond
turning to bubbles.
Dawn
showing the pacific off
to the island tourists.
waiting for her
our champagne bucket
sweats with the ice
coconut beach
the holiday’s end
rushing toward me.
guessing the size
of a shooting star…
our dog slips his leash
greener pastures
a colt struggles
to Mum’s nipples
birds of birds-
in the swoop of starlings
a bird shape- forms
velvet sea
acres of moonlight
fill up the waves
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