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 2,000 Haiku on this site in ten different themes: Australian, Beach, Garden Sundial, In the Mirror,Kimono,Motherhood,Ships and Oceans,Spring,Windjammers and Miscellaneous.
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Today's outing ...
at the duck pond
the old girl and her bread.
blue summer skies
our swings over the river
tied to a tree.
Misting lake
at the cabin door
tea mug warms my hands.
Gold chalice
over the Host
the priest's winy breath.
last bus home
moons in the puddles
overspilling.
Fathomless drought
the farm rusts
in sunshine.
morning bird calls
and the child listening
stirred his heart in mine
desert rain
still urgent
to seed
In the hills
the last train whistled
the town's goodbye.
start of day
still colours
to turn clear
Cleaner than the others
a rain puddle
looking back.
whirring
with the autumn winds
the sounds of Gum leaves
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