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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Sundial garden
just genes sprouting
the tomatoes out.
Sundial garden
the sound of the gate locking
behind the old dog.
Exploring the venus trap
others have gone to
a green sting fly.
Sundial garden
a breeze spilling
the tulip-cup's showers.
Cold garden
on the brass sundial
a brown apple core.
Sundial garden
footprints to the tool shed
caught in snow.
Sundial garden
only the green water-wheel
moving in the mist.
Garden vines
grapes on a white lattice
sprinkled with rain.
Sundial garden
the tart of the lemons
dusted with snow.
End of holidays...
the beach waves unchanged
around my feet.
On the sundial
.... butterflies....
the breezes from their mating.
sun and cloud
ticks and re-ticks
the brass sundial
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