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 gentle waves
our sail boat grazing
on the moon.
Vegetable garden
itching with eggs
the white cabbage moth.
midday just past
caravan neighbours
moving off
spider suddenly
stirs and is bounding
to the blue fly’s fight
first date
I more and more know
her answers
from a light sleep
my bed coloured-in
by the orange dawn
Campfire coffee
the stars of the Universe
passes some time.
In the mirror
the room filled now
where Laurel dressed.
a three canon salute
smacks the breathing
from the steel cold air
her fifteenth
I loosen the time home
on our daughter
lead pencil
surrounded by haiku
without any me
Dawn spreads
a cowbell tinkles
to the milk shed.
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