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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Near her term
leaves falling
past the lace curtains.
Window breeze
her pregnancy enjoys
the curtain tickles.
kindergarten gate
my childhood
as her hand came free
Turning in bed
her pregnancy
between us.
The whole of the paddock
to gambol
mother and foal.
home opened for sale
the way they scattered
our children's toys.
Her eighth month...
stretch marks
along the sea shore.
Pregnant
the new flowered sheets
for our months ahead.
cherry blossoms fall
breast feeding
into her smile
Farm drought
among his other thoughts
his pregnant wife.
Now seeing
the ninth month shape
the way she walks.
what approached the nine months
for you
I let in
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