Cat Haiku

[Barbara]

devils and angels
are human categories
that don't bother us

mom says the greek word
means guys who mix all things up
intentionally

elegant cats
playful and comical kittens
that's what we are

stalking the mousies
killing the feather toys. yes
the porcelain bowl too

mischievous but not
awkward, attentive, never
deliberately

breaking the shampoo
bottle or the milk jar as
devils use to do


Barbara's sigh

How Joseph Conrad
how did you manage to write
your English novels

[RICHARD]

joseph conrad wrote
at the most opportune time,
the cats were asleep!

[RICHARD]

writer lilian
jackson braun has written quite
a few good cat 'tails'

[Karen]

I am cat; the muse
I inspire thee to write, then
Swat your pen away

Think you can foil me?
You turn to the computer,
I attack the mouse!

Think you can ignore?
I will help you type, flick my
Tail across your face

I am cat; the muse
But muses can be fickle
I am cat; love ME!

[RICHARD]

as a muse we have
mused and amused mankind for
quite a long long time

[RICHARD]

nighttime commando
where does your patrol take you
when you leave the bed?
-------
do you protect your
food?, your water? your toys? or
maybe dad, who sleeps?
-------
a taste of food -small
crunching noises in the dark
the sound of water
-------
water being drunk,
making sure no night goblins
have been partaking
-------
a peek thru the shades
at the world gone dark then a
look thru the front door
-------
private Katz reports
back to the snoring lump that
dreams under blankets
-------
back onto the bed
"remain sleeping dad, every
thing is safe and sound"

[RICHARD]

filou, you are right
salmon is the best food in
the world for us cats
-------
i had a special
piece of fish cooked just for me-
fresh off of the grill!
-------
while dad cleaned dishes
i gave myself a nice bath
and went right to sleep.

[RICHARD]

if my dad decides
to have me cloned would that make
me a copy cat?

[RICHARD]

my dad talks to me
news sports and science but he
really likes physics
-------
"the laws of physics
and a cat, let's see what they
both have in common"
-------
inertia, force and
velocity, i think these
dont apply to me!
-------
an object (me) tends
to stay at rest until i
decide i should move
-------
an object (me) tends
to move with velocity
please watch where you step
-------
my inertia stops
when i decide to let you
give me some loving
-------
gravity does win
when i decide i want to
take a real long nap
-------
friction slows me down
when i want to rub against
your legs while you stand
-------
i've taught dad that things
that i knock off of the shelf
fall at the same rate
-------
i made dad a smart
man showing him science does
not apply to cats

[Karen]

My brother's theory of cat gravity, as developed with the help of Pippin, Lucas and Trillian:

Cats control gravi-
ty, that's why the light lap-cat
Gets so hard to move

Cats get heavier
With sleep - a 9-pounder can
Weigh 50 mid-nap

This is why three cats
On one large human can weigh
Too much to move off

Cat gravity can
Account for more late days than
Power outages.

[RICHARD]

the science of cats
cannot be explained-logic
goes out the window
-------
a sleeping cat does
increase in weight the longer
the cat nap goes on
-------
cat anatomy
is another mystery
to all cat owners
-------
the vertebra in
a cat's spine softens as you
try to pick them up
-------
should i twist my neck
like my cat does while i sleep
i'd need some aspirin

[Barbara]

Karen and Richard I love you both -you're getting better with each series.

Just shortly:

Filou's lament

i cannot sleep while
fireworks are going on around
the earth -new year's eve

A happy new year especially to the haiku gang!

[Barbara]

Originally posted by RICHARD
filou, you are right
salmon is the best food in
the world for us cats
-------
i had a special
piece of fish cooked just for me-
fresh off of the grill!
-------
while dad cleaned dishes
i gave myself a nice bath
and went right to sleep.

eddie I envy you
californian salmon is
the best in the world

mom loves grilled salmon
in vivolo's chowderhouse
in pacific grove

i had some irish
salmon these days and caviar
i must admit though

[RICHARD]

yes
happy new year to everyone!
and thanks for the mental exercise...i find myself counting
5-7-5 to myself all day long!



(p.s. filou, you have raised the stakes......eddie
wants to know about caviar now......)

[Karen]

Happy new haiku
Oh yes, and good New Year, too!
Two thousand and three!