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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living elderly–
new dropped the foal struggles
with its life force
Puppet show
I make eye contact
with their star.
Kitchen lights on – –
the spider’s moth
fights harder.
Rushed breakfast
the cat’s gentle tapping
on my shoe.
Just the sound of tea
brewing in the room …
her red silk kimono.
a white-out fog
in the ghosts of river Gums
no-one hears them drip
Bedroom corner
by moonlight
the crowded spider’s young.
With autumn fallen
the way white Gums seem naked
around the park.
by noon
the tide takes back
the kid’s rock pools
his green eyed monster
hid and went stalking
till they drive home late
moon to moon
the gravity
of well waters.
In moonshine
a stroll on the beach
… being alone.
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