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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Autumn falls
brushing others
the gold oak leaves.
Crescent moon
climbing not moving
the Pine cones.
Ski fields
a white overcoat
around the mountain.
Strange fruits
kittens frightened
up the pomegranate tree.
summer heat
the sunset shatters
the mirror at sea
green pastures
udders filling
cud by cud
returned
the geese glide to
the sounds of the lake
cicadas
I tune my violin peg
from its screech.
screeching clutching hawk
a wounded sparrow
its heart still a pump
brushing slowly
sounds as it is
the moon in Laurel’s hair
Such blinding heat
just the shrill of cicadas
out of the dry north winds.
Sunday sermon
all the hens in white
obeying the rooster
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