[Old stray calico]
Old stray calico
I fed on my porch
too late—
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Old stray calico
I fed on my porch
too late—
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I definitely still sense him.
Me too
Any way I read this it pulls at my heart strings!
Thanks Arwen…
the three syllable in “calico” give him substance
Gaby, why didn’t I notice until this year your astute literary analysis? You are wonderful
She notices everything! You left the ‘what if’ hanging perfectly in this one, Kevin.
So right, Jeremy! And thank you.
Interesting fact: 99.9 percent of calico cats are female. Something to do with chromosomes.
Yes – heart and soul in this poem. I’m sure the calico appreciated your kindness.
Thanks Sylvia!
Yay !!!!!! I love the cat haiku !!!!!
Thanks Coleman! Btw see my comment in Laverne’s poem today.
“too late” describes the whole plot in two words. Very good
Thanks Mike!
Sweetness and heartbreak. And that thundering ending!
Thanks Pam!
First, Kevin, let me say how much I am enjoying your experimentation with short verse, spare wording and haiku variations this year. This one evokes tears. I like to think we all try to make things better. Sometimes, though, we truly are “too late.”
Thanks Lee! I was burned out on traditional syllabic haiku and this new style has given me a second wind, at least for now.
The “too late” hurts! Well done evoking emotion with such few words.
Thanks Chelsie!
With few syllables
haiku masters like Kevin
wreck their readers.
Ha! Thanks Tom!
Another wonder in such few words.
Thanks Wayne!