"copping a ‘tude"... love this expression. lol!
The Phoenix: the cycle of change after a fire, people notwithstanding, a natural thing... inevitable. Enjoyed :)
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
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"copping a ‘tude"... love this expression. lol!
The Phoenix: the cycle of change after a fire, people notwithstanding, a natural thing... inevitable. Enjoyed :)
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
what oak leaves remained
what oak leaves remained
after a much needed rain
now lazily fall
12/18/2025
a feral cat visitation
a glass transparent
'twixt Tinky and the ferine
whilst she squirms, he whines
12/18/2025
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Enjoyed both of those, Tailor.
I think your feral feline might be my alley cat from numero uno. Once he’d dined on downtown-dumpster mouse, he went uptown to scratch another itch. Billy Joel wrote a song about it:
Uptown Girl
https://youtu.be/hCuMWrfXG4E?si=xL6N9U0iixJx-WRs
I gotta say, I’m convinced my sensibilities are more aligned with the limerick than the haiku.
Great song. This little lady? cat has been hanging around for quite some time, not unlike Bounty's feral/neighbor's cat but not as long. She?'s very affectionate but will absolutely not tolerate being picked up (I've tried). My Tinky is an indoors cat only; he exhibits territorial behavior usually to the point where I sometimes have to shoo him away when I open a door. So, my wife and I feed her? as she? alternates between the two homes and we show her? as much love as the kitty will allow. A cat enclosure may be in the works when the weather gets really cold.
Reflecting on your poetic sensibilities - not all Haiku need be Zen/staid/profound... a bit of humor and/or whimsy that you bring to limericks would supply a niche, shared by not so many, that would be refreshing :)
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Where is bounty these days? Our cat (Neko-san) is also an indoor animal, but we could sure use a resourceful feral feline out in the barn. Our compost-heap mice seem to decide, in late fall, the barn is a better deal. By the way the cat’s name is Neko, but since he’s noisy and opinionated, he thinks his name is — Shuttup you.
Last day of autumn haikus from the PNW
Snow Birds
(sans Winnebagos)
lenticular cloud
atop high mountain peak - geese
form aerial Vs
Snow Birds
(avec Winnebagos)
temps drop rains arrive
sunlight wanes, I-5 southbound
bumper to bumper
Enjoyed :)
Where is Bounty ?
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Ai! Greetings to Neko-san,Sancho..
As I rarely read this thread I didn't know that a new cat was in the process of adopting you, tailor, and your wife.
Bounty seems to have succumbed to some very attractive sports and games sites.
Cats
Cat in the barn
Cat in the house
Lunching on ham
Or catching a mouse
Cat meeting cat
And that is that.
Neko-san would greet you back, Danik, but he’s busy napping. This time of year he stays curled up on the heater vent for hours on end. Heaven and earth cannot pry him off that thing. He only moves off it to demand his Friskies.
Hangry
Cold, wet, tired, and broke
Sisters of Mary provide
Sun shines more brightly
Aaiii! I don't have a cat anymore, Sancho. But on the windows sills of the apartments opposite to mine there appear just stretched out pieces of fur, blond, black, white, grafitte napping in the heat.
Airy window sills
Warrant better naps for cats
Than the elusive hills.
Enjoying these cat poems :)
Not Haiku, but in the spirit of previous posts :)
naming our ferine cat
thinking of a name
for our ferine cat
with one ear clipped
gender neutral of course
12/21/2025
Added a speculative Haiku
naming our ferine cat II
angel would be nice
phoenix, lux, or onyx too
zazu would be cute
12/21/2025
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Ohh, I liked that one, Danik. Ya know, Tailor a good name for a cat is Jake, or Fellini… From one of my all-time favorite movies, Breaking Away:
https://youtu.be/nR-OSGM2NDc?si=5Drze0g9t3G78Q0H
I’m gonna move pretty far afield in the cat family from Jake/Fellini:
Black Panther
Sow leads through tall grass
Black tail flicks. Piglets panic
In all directions
Fellini is fine but it seems to be a female cat. The fur color is usually inspiring. Or the behavior of the cat. I have a friend whose job is to distribute the newspaper of her city. So at 4 in the morning she goes through the city followed by about 10-15 cats, because she always distributes cat snacks. Some of the names of these cats are: Smoky, Pauli, Tiger ...lwoullove a cat called Kerfuffle .
Enjoyed Black Panther :)
Kerfuffle would be a great name... We settled on Angel :)
A Bit of Rain
Angels hunker down
Atmospheric rivers clash*
Christmas will abide
12/21/2025
*2nd atmospheric river to flood California into Christmas https://share.google/70k4EoEH64yYZdGbV
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Oh do my! Will you be able to stay at home?
Aaaaiiiiiiiii! I hope Angel lives up to her reputation and brings much joy!
Fire, wind and flood
On Christmas are not good!
Enjoyed :)
We'll be fine. Just the usually gully-washer as I used to call this type of weather in the past. The creeks may flood, but they don't affect my travel. The bridges (renovated many years ago) over the American River forks are high enough that they're not affected. Standing water in some places will hazard some hydroplaning... just need to keep the speed down and drive steady... and I usually limit my going out at all :)
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor