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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With all her money
on an ocean cruise
a jealous woman.
Fishing fleet
into the sleep
of home port.
Tropic isle
a tightrope bordered
mirrored sea.
Cracked loose ice
rising
the waves of blue whales.
Our bathing lounge chairs
burned by the sun...
Caribbean cruise.
Aegean moon
our cruise ship following
with party lights.
The still dark sky
pinned with stars ...
Aegean dawn.
the sway
of sunken wreaks...
Pacific islands
Fisherman's boat
the dog alone at Christmas
without a meal.
There ! deeper out
in the washing machine
a driftwood or a surfer.
Landward
the orange windmilled sun draws
and the bright boats slowly bob.
Holy oceans
from your deep greens
the whales blow.
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