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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Garden sundial
between horizons
the coloured hours.
low moon
shadows of me here
in the doorway
Crawling along
in fog
the lobster boat’s lamp.
she leaves the room
an after-image
her red silk kimono
suddenly awake–
a beach umbrella
out of the wind
still here-
in the waiting-room hush
the fish-tank… turns
autumn leaves–
herding a cat
with a rake
Tourist resort
choosing our memories
from the post-card rack.
walk to the park
an easy lift
onto grand-pop’s back
mangrove tide
a silent movie
surrounds the strutting heron
living elderly–
bread crusts
to the flaps of pigeons
chicken coop
the fox’s eye split
between leaves
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