The food in my bowl
Is old, and more to the point
Contains no tuna.
Tiny can, dumped in
Plastic bowl. Presentation,
One star; service, none.
My brain: walnut sized.
Yours: largest among primates.
Yet, who leaves for work?
So you want to play.
Will I claw at dancing string?
Your ankle's closer.
Am I in your way?
You seem to have this backwards.
This pillow's taken.
There's no dignity
In being sick--which is why
I don't tell you where.
Seeking solitude
I am locked in the closet.
For once I need you.
Your mouth is moving,
Up and down, emitting noise.
I've lost interest.
The dog wags his tail,
Seeking approval. See mine?
Different message.
Cats can't steal the breath
Of children. But if my tail's
Pulled again, I'll learn.
Most problems can be
Ignored. The more difficult
Ones can be slept through.
My affection is conditional.
Don't stand up,
It's your lap I love.
I don't mind being
Teased, any more than you mind
A skin graft or two.
So you call this thing
Your "cat carrier." I call
These my "blades of death."
Toy mice, dancing yarn,
Meowing sounds. I'm convinced
You're an idiot.
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RavenStar
Excellent ~ love these
SageCat
While looking up some more Cat Haiku, I came across this several times as to the origins of it .......................
"In 1997 or so (I'm hazy on the exact month, but I think it was in the late spring), a group of bored Microsoft employees who were also cat lovers started responding to some comments about cats by writing haiku. We wrote them, one after the other, and posted them on our "bulletin board" (in a public folder in our e-mail system). Someone gathered them together & forwarded them out to the Internet, where they were quickly disseminated. It's unfortunate that the authors' names were removed - I can claim credit for some ("Cup Hockey" and "Want to smell my butt" are mine, sadly enough - and both based on true events), but others were written by creative types from all areas at Microsoft."
--Steve Matlock
Koko
Oh I love these...thanks for a smile which was sorely needed!
