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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In the mirror
my dripping raincoat …
a spider from one pocket.
Small clear lake
below the mirror
flint-stone tools from the past.
in the mirror
the chest scar showing
when near-death stalked
In the mirror
the hedge our gardener
shapes like a wall.
In the mirror
a sliver of moon
rides the curtain breeze.
In the mirror
the mantelpiece Buddha
lit by the moon.
Lake mirror
a pelican crosses
the path to the sun.
Lake mirrors
the red Pines
of a sunset.
Home visit
looking for that country
mirrored in my mind.
A mirrored sea
the moon moving
beyond its tides.
In the mirror
lace curtains strumming
the guitar on the bed.
In the mirror
white rose above the thorn
with a spot of blood.
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