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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A window breaks- –
down in the lounge-room mirror
curtains flutter.
Descending
to the pull of tides
the bay’s pelicans.
Pet shop
for a while an old girl
with her Christmas list.
log cabin
a bear’s shadows
moving the snow
biting mad road rage
suddenly erupts
from both cars in front
Being fog
the scarf around the mountain
returns to the sea.
Country road
kicked from its belly
an ancient quartz stone.
Midday walk
up the steep hill
a dragon fly clicking past.
arched rainbow
a hummingbird
stirs the blossom
a glide-by swan
circles of the sun
approach our canoe.
living elderly–
not helpful
to correct the young
feathered morning lawn
I bring in
the house cat
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