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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Dawn jogging
she counts
the heart beats in her wrist.
sunrise beach
stepping over the seaweed
left from the storm
Beach debris
composing us a campfire
for tonight.
Rock pool
the star fish bathes
with fingers.
A car space found
our beach towels breathing
last season's scent.
Children's beach
their sand castles abandoned
to the midday heat.
Sunset beach
I raise my voice to call them
boys dragging driftwood.
All
the calls of nature
that sand dunes can hide.
Beach wind
her umbrella escaping
the lime bikini blonde.
soccer ball
the long beach
quickens the wind
Calling seagulls calling
calling the waves
in from the deep.
Midday passes
the beach umbrella spreads
to other shadows.
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