Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Autumn (Bubo)

fur ruffling backwards
I huddle against the wind
watching leaves skitter


Thursday, September 18, 2008

Police Blotter: Two Haiku Interpretations in Three Acts

Baltimore Co. – Cockeysville
Robbery A man, 26, was walking along Hogarth Circle about 9 p.m. Sunday when three teenagers, one of whom implied he had a gun, robbed him of a bag of cookies, a fruit drink and cat food. As the three youths were about to flee, the victim asked one of them to return the cat food. The youth did and all three escaped on foot.

1. Haiku Interpretation by guest Kinetic Prose

From the perspective of the teens:
We needed some "food"
So we got a "gun," for fun
Stole not all, but some

From the perspective of the robbee:
They took my cookies!
The took my drink! What am I
to eat: my cat's food?

From the perspective of the cat:
meow, crunch, crunch, crunch
I was hungry, now I'm not
crunch, crunch, crunch, meow

2. A Haiku Interpretation by Haiku Kitty

Robbee:
Take my cookies and
Take my drink - but have pity
leave me the cat's food

Robbers:
Listen to this fool!
Crazy old man! But why not?
Catch! Here's your cat food!

The Cat:
I see you've brought food
and none too soon - for tonight
I would have killed you



Wednesday, September 10, 2008

The Prince

Feline royalty
you may call me Prince Harry
and now - take me home!



Friday, September 5, 2008

Off-Topic Haiku

Say no to mullets!
No more redneck presidents!
It isn't NEW-KUE-LAR!

See the mullets!


Friday, August 1, 2008

Memory

A silver-tipped hair
lit briefly by the sunlight
but where have you gone?


Josie

Housing crisis means
Josie's left without a home
Won't you give her one?


Thursday, July 31, 2008

Kittens!

hooray for kittens!
tiny faces; tiny feet
the whiskers tickle



Catch them before they're gone!

like smoke they drift by
on velvet paws with claws
passing quickly, gone.

See available cats from AWLMC and the haiku they inspire here...