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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Wind
ruffled black kimono
a crow mates crow.
Wet Sunday ...
parts of the newspaper
in every room.
Train window--
suddenly so close
a red silk kimono.
Red silk kimono
she crosses the room
with whispers.
Autumn rustles
in twilight breeze
her black silk kimono.
Red silk kimono
decoding her moves
he smiles.
Chest of drawers
kimono dragon eyes
folded in silk.
Red silk kimono
every Sunday
grandmother's luncheon.
snow outside
on her red silk kimono
our weekend affair
By the cherry wood fire
scented
her red silk kimono.
Zen garden
wrapped in autumn
her gold silk kimono.
Autumn hike
through the apple blossoms
her green kimono.
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