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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open tent
leaving its afterimage
on butterfly wings
All sunset
the sea’s horizon
is the same sliced orange.
her silk kimono
shimmering back and forth
autumn leaves on black
lips of foam
from the coffee cup
her good morning smile
The dragonfly hovers …
circles in the bird bath
mingle.
sharing the vast stars
my daughter and I
sip vodka and milk
Sketched
before corruption
the fruit bowl’s apple.
dawn moves
bell birds to sing
in the backyard shadows
attic
doll
losing
face
Windjammer open
after a bit of pushing
school children line the wharf.
Windmill in the sun
deep water spilling
cool to my hands.
Sundial garden
our cat’s litter
no two playing in the same way.
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