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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Sunset fades
the seagulls surrounded
by the others’ sleep.
Flame trees in the park…
yet to fall
as red snow
crow arrives
still silence
to await its caw
spring thaw
out to the merry sun
the lace curtains
beside our canoe
the swans leaving
the brush from their wings.
adding firewood
the scent of the stack
in an early day fog
a summer breeze
leaving me to potter
about the herb garden
Marble hail
on the path to the post box
her red silk kimono.
tomorrow promises
between me awake
and a rain melting dust
Solitary
grey moths circling
the wet streetlights.
In the mirror
the self-drawing slips
from Laurel’s hand.
Garden table
Wordsworth melting
in the April showers.
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