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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Apricot sky
the wind wraps and unwraps
her silk kimono.
In the mirror
my yoga pose
in a beam of light.
Her red silk kimono
sneaking under
the child's embrace.
Across the snow
across the lawn
her red silk kimono.
Autumn rustles
in twilight breeze
her black silk kimono.
Red silk kimono
every Sunday
grandmother's luncheon.
Red silk kimono
she feeds the koi pouts
from the bridge.
Red silk kimono
laying by the river
beside her.
Red silk kimono
decoding her moves
he smiles.
Standing out
in the light of the moon
her red silk kimono.
Open silk kimono
next to her skin
the breeze that moves it.
Wet Sunday ...
parts of the newspaper
in every room.
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