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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Burning raked leaves
the pregnant girl
twirls her mother’s ring.
home opened for sale
the way they scattered
our children’s toys.
Strolling past sunflowers
at eight months
now she accepts their nods.
Rolling over
her baby bump
the sea’s soft swell.
Turning in bed
her pregnancy
between us.
cherry blossoms fall
breast feeding
into her smile
Boat harbour
feeling all nine months
she feeds the gulls.
butterfly eggs
leaving the chances
for her generation.
The whole of the paddock
to gambol
mother and foal.
Late guests
the pregnant hostess
nibbles at their cheeses.
start of life
her first kick
in the guts
Near her term
leaves falling
past the lace curtains.
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