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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old dog from the park
the neighbours he knows
greeting
the distance
confetti scatters
in the church winds
to start the picnic
the sun a boat we row in
your wind full blouse… loose
living elderly–
a fledgling dives into
the sounds of its flight
start of day
the sundial
orange in the light
Probing novelties
from the mud bay shallows
the old men Ibis.
Garden sundial
slowly rocking the mantis
prays for some shade.
Island sunset
surrounded
the sea on fire.
The same direction
eagle wings
in the sound of the wind.
On the sundial
…. butterflies….
the breezes from their mating.
sunrise sea
breathing the air
full of gulls.
camping
in a sea of stars
the lighthouse moon
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