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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sipping the river
a horse on guard
one at a time
one eaglet
pushing a sister
out of the nest
After the swim
also rubbing sunscreen
onto her doll.
From the sundial
a sprinkle of Wattle seeds
blown to earth.
the red lights against
a police chase
almost upon us
Blinding heat
bright lizard eyes
from the just-raked leaves.
out of school
and how the swing sounds
into the river
Garden fog lifts
midday
starting on the sundial.
Gold autumn leaves
a log in the river
hoarding its treasure.
With all her money
on an ocean cruise
a jealous woman.
Wind in the corn
I whirl to the same rustle
the scarecrow has turned.
Auction
how the fall of the hammer
takes father’s shabby house.
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