the loneliness
digging a cat’s grave
this autumn night
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This poem was written for George, my cat. And, to finish, here’s Gene Clark –
cat
Above a Blind Cat
above a blind cat
the spring day’s yellow
butterfly is black
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This poem was written in response to April 21, 2008: A Little Pink, another great prompt at Seeds and Sand. The prompt and poems can be read here. And, to finish, here’s R.E.M –
The Departing
the departing
comforts of moonlight
a cat’s paw in the dew
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #1216 moonlight, another great prompt from Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And to finish, here’s Molly Ringwald –
Magpie Feathers
Magpie feathers drop past the bedroom window in the fog.
The cat’s slim ribcage vibrates, in, out, lying grey on the pillow.
“I miss your sister,” I say, then think about how intense we were.
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem Universal Jane #13 Sijo the Korean poem, another great prompt from Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. Chèvrefeuille explains that the Korean SIJO shares a common ancestry with haiku, tanka and similar Japanese genres. All evolved from more ancient Chinese patterns. Sijo is traditionally composed in three lines of 14-16 syllables each, totalling between 44-46 syllables. This is an entirely new form to me and I don’t pretend to understand the nuances of it at all 🙂
All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Chuck Berry –
Across
across a dark field
the white cat carries December
snow
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #872 our journey continues: across the field; one patch of a rice field; roots of elegance, another great prompt from Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Stevie Wonder –
