Bandit (Three Haiku)
Delicate black cat
Softly purring kisses me
And possession claims.
Though the blanket we dispute
Possession is nine points of the cat's paw.
The claw is there to prove
That none the cat may move
She sleeps peacefully.
Summer (from Seasonal Haiku)
Sky is full this night
As the cat ate the bright sun
And roars with delight.
2007-09-01 11:10:18 · 7 answers · asked by Fr. Al 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Poetry
Patzky, at least yours was up a tree, I've never seen any cat skeletons there. One of my little gus lost his ear to frostbite last winter, staying out from Thanksgiving 'til after Easter and getting caught in snow back in the woods. Tracked him through a couple of successful hunts, but he evaded me until nearly starved, after the vet said we'ed never get him back in. I heard his mewing in the garage and got him in with food and litter pan. He's purely an inside cat and terrified when he gets out. We had a job rehydrating him, but he's back to himself, sans ears.
2007-09-01 13:08:32 · update #1
Todd, your haiku's great, classic form.
2007-09-01 13:11:44 · update #2
Zelda, great winter dream.
2007-09-01 13:13:01 · update #3
Angel sounds luxurious, as only a cat with a sunbeam can be.
2007-09-01 13:14:58 · update #4
Marguerite: How catty! Bemo: Good effort for not knowing rules, 14 syllables, usually 5,7,5, central verb shared (cutting) google Haiku for more.
2007-09-04 05:44:58 · update #5
I know nothing about haiku other than what I see on this page and I don't quite "get it", but did this for the fun of it, anyway.
I haven't "owned" a cat in years, but those I had were always adopted strays, whom I think are more deferential than cats brought up with people.
Mother mouse 'neath leaves
A paw commanding presence
Your brood soon bereaves.
Silly fearful cat
Fearsome 'possum steals your food
You will not grow fat
Endless jumping grasps
Not even once holding fast
Yet cat never gasps
Tiger creeps near prey
An antelope falls today
Kitty dreams away
Cat sleeping in sun
Bright stars and moon fled your eyes
And your day was done
My eyes, cat eyes, meet
And specific boundary crossed
Tells me, "time to eat"
uh. Can't get this off my mind
Wash this hand, then that
Bird and mouse make dirty work
For hard-working cat
Archer testing bow
Tautly bending, unbending
Cat rises from nap
Bright heart of tiger
Feeding claws hungry for blood
The cat hunts the mouse
I promise to put this out of my mind for the rest of the day
Willow in the wind
Branch bent back upon itself
Cat washes his back
2007-09-01 20:26:58 · answer #1 · answered by gehme 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
the one-cat haiku challenge... my only question is this: winter or summer games?
plaintive mewing - where?
pine boughs shelter, feline found
how to get her down?
i had a cat years ago that was mighty good at getting UP trees... but not too keen on the down side of things.
edit::: that is funny you say that, a friend of miine said the exact same thing when i conveyed my concern about cats forever stuck in trees. his words... "there would be a lot more windchimes in trees if they couldn't get down, don't you think?"
2007-09-01 12:31:28 · answer #2 · answered by patzky99 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hello there, here's my Haiku. It's about my cat Angel.
Orange fluffy cat
Sitting on a wooden bench
Laying in the sun.
2007-09-01 13:03:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
With touch ,soft
Quiet step
Sweet look
Kitty steals my heart
Sorry I wrote this and I really don't know the rules for Haiku
2007-09-02 07:32:55 · answer #4 · answered by Bemo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello Fr. Al,
I always find Haiku so difficult. Here is my attempt.
Frog upon the grass
Gold eyes flicker from above
Cat pounces unseen
2007-09-01 12:14:56 · answer #5 · answered by Todd 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
How about this?
The cat dismisses
Food offered, depositing
A steamy message
2007-09-01 15:07:30 · answer #6 · answered by Marguerite 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sweetly two cats sleep
Dreaming of the small mouse nest
Lodged inside our grill.
2007-09-01 12:32:47 · answer #7 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋