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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The pelican's descent
follows the outpourings
of the sea.
Garden pond
did the tiger moth just give up
to drown in the moon.
and how I squint
at the sunrise
a grasshopper leaps so close
tomatoes
earth filling the fruits
a day at a time
Naked flame-trees
the park's ankle-deep leaves
rustle and gather.
sun on my back
a reflected
puddle's rose
Dawn opens
another magpie tenor
underneath the lead.
a humming bird hovers
her stamina
each sip brings
Waterwheels
sipping wine by the pond
with Laurel.
neighbour
his age past worried
with gardening
afternoon clouds-in
the stings of beach sand
the wind brings
green pastures
udders filling
cud by cud
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