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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Lighthouse beam ...
the sounds of the shore
between our sails.
Harbour storm
the long pink struggle
ahead of dawn.
Tropic isle
a sunset fiery
bleeding sea.
All sunset
the sea's horizon
is the same sliced orange.
The ship's cat
cuddled in her arms
before the fog horn.
Swooping gulls cry ...
an Aegean sunset
on the polished sea.
Clipper ship
first light where it begins
coming out of the sea.
Scorning
the waves of tourists
the whale's suckling calf.
From the marmalade sky
the Aegean spreads
a creeping dawn.
Landward
the orange windmilled sun draws
and the bright boats slowly bob.
Afternoon sailing
the sea-shine polished
by the Aegean waves.
in dreams about dolphins
guiding our way--
Mediterranean cruise
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