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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Red silk kimono
she crosses the room
with whispers.
Across the snow
across the lawn
her red silk kimono.
The rose-garden fog
fades
her red silk kimono.
her red silk kimono
through the French doors also
cherry blossoms sweep.
Blushed green
among the patio ferns
her white silk kimono.
Red silk kimono
the window rain
distorts her passing.
Red silk kimono
the scent of jasmine
in her jet-black hair.
Apricot sky
the wind wraps and unwraps
her silk kimono.
Standing out
in the light of the moon
her red silk kimono.
Just the sound of tea
brewing in the room ...
her red silk kimono.
In the mirror
my yoga pose
in a beam of light.
Red silk kimono
slowly opening
between her breasts.
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