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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In the mirror
the blue of her baby’s eyes
suckled at the breast.
All over us
the surf tumbled
by a passing storm.
hearing summer
cicadas crawl up to
the flowered red gums
First gin and tonic – –
after some rain
the chorus among magpies.
neighbour’s rumour
of a wife left
school bells ringing
A jazz record–
the blues from the jacaranda
floats to the lawn.
Sand bar
the king tide
rises over itself.
talking alone–
in a word
she has no future
death of my father
our fishing spot
still under the willows.
so quietly it floats
the lemon Gum tree that lent
to the river
Garden sundial
making shadows deep
the fall of dusk.
peeling an orange
the tears his jealousy
sprays
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