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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Express train
the steel bridge shaking
its rattles out.
Shopping with mum
dragged behind the tot
her naughty doll.
Her wreath placed …
contriving me a speech
to be remembered.
Unopened
next to your letter
a butterfly on the table.
camping
a bee hive
being vocal to our smoke
cellar wines–
I cannot tell
what age brings
after meal stroll
graffiti more grubby
in the twilight
shadowed river
following their honks
gypsy geese
as songs
turn to chorus
summer sunrise
Fishing fleet
into the sleep
of home port.
winds turning autumn
in the rushes of litter
my daughter and I
her gate opens
the distance
to grandma’s strawberries
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