aged

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age, cats, haiku, humour, mono, photography, poetry

this is neighbour’s cat
at sixteen, he’s getting on
who am I to talk ?

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sticky

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baking, haiku, humor, humour, iPad, poetry, sourdough

On the perils of baking

bad combination
super sticky sourdough
and an iPad screen

Easy Rider

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bike, dog, haiku, humour, poetry

On being surprised

sometimes fickle life
simply throws an odd moment
an easy rider

Trust

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Billy Connolly, humor, humour, quote, trust

Today, no haiku. For no relevant reason I thought I’d share a quote by the great Billy Connolly;

‘Never trust a man who, finding himself alone
in a room with a tea cosy, doesn’t try it on.’

‘OK’

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haiku, humour, poem, self

ticket inspector
full of earnest importance
declares me, ‘OK.’

Busy

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busy, haiku, humor, humour, poem

no haiku today
too busy being busy
so busy busy

Pride

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cats, dogs, haiku, humor, humour, poetry

cool confrontation
neighbour’s cat, visitor’s dog
canine pride, ruined

Prohibition

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checkout, haiku, humor, humour, poem, poetry

On drama at the checkout

the set of her mouth
proclaimed a prohibition
Kids, no treats today

Dissent

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backache, garden, haiku, humour, nature, poem, poetry, sunshine

Sun shines, songbirds sing
the garden calls, ‘Yes, today!’
Then your back says, ‘No.’

To be, or not …

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cats, decisions, haiku, humor, humour, physics, poem, poetry, Schrodinger

To be in or out?
Schrodinger, I need help here
cat at kitchen door