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
only the green water-wheel
moving in the mist.
Sundial garden
the strawberries ripen
in their perfect time.
Cold garden
on the brass sundial
a brown apple core.
Sundial garden
sudden sneeze
the dog finding the cat's scent.
Sundial garden
the tiger moth gives up
to the spider's venom.
Garden sundial
folding wings two Monarchs
step out of the breeze.
Sundial garden
the lean of the wildflowers
from the winter shade.
Garden sundial
the autumn clouds
fickle with time.
Thirst calls
from the deep stone well
echoes.
Garden storm
winter licking
the skeletons of trees.
Rose garden
the crushed-brick-path smells
of summer rain.
Garden sundial
a magpie on the canary's cage
suddenly flies off.
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