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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Beach gulls hover
above the dog’s bark
above the dog’s play.
Beach wedding
without walls
yours or mine.
Waves crashing
from her egg to her eggs
the sound turtles hear.
Dawn jogging
she counts
the heart beats in her wrist.
how swooping
the seagulls fill
the after-storm breeze
he finds most…
spilled on the beach
a dozen fish hooks
Midday storm
uncovering on the beach
a chainless anchor.
Cheap novel
the beach wind flicks through
a few bawdy pages.
Beach umbrella
rainbow ice-cream
down the little girl’s hand.
Spear fishing
the darkness in the cave
with just bones.
gentle waves
the tot shows me
her big arm swims
Storming beach
another log of driftwood
at war with the waves.
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