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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Sunset trees
a cabbage moth ‘almost’ lost
in the gold of autumn leaves.

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living elderly–
the power of the tides
returned to the earth

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thunder
clouds rushing
the summer showers

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Lime summer dress
Laurel twirls herself
in the long mirror.

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Beach hermit
combing the small lost change
of children.

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along the beach
a child’s sandcastle
lapping waves

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living elderly–
through mists of morning
the busy street outside

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the road traffic hums
under the shade of the bridge
lights flash at evening

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living elderly–
strolling more in the street
when red leaves gather

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Moon white river
in the last train
almost home.

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After
this mountain climb
content to stare to beyond.

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a winter storms
the bobbing of daffodils
under the downpipes.

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