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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my slow lightening
at the forest’s edge–
winter fire-wood
thunder at night
the lightning in Laurel’s eyes
before she lost it
Beach umbrella
rainbow ice-cream
down the little girl’s hand.
Melt-water fishing
the rainbows in the skins
of the trout.
Summer breezes in…
a moon falls through
the window.
Winter is all grey
blinking in the drizzle
harbour lights.
Children’s beach
our ‘Come back out loves’
lost in the wind.
unfolding
at the river’s fall
an arch of rainbow
the break into school
through demolition tape–
my old writing desk
Old Labrador
leaving one small bark
at the hen-house door.
Rear-view mirror
re-joining the stars
the last small town.
Back from school
me following me into
our shabby house.
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