Titles

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conversations, diet, grandchildren, grandfather, humor, humour, piscatarian

‘Grampi’
‘Yes’
‘Mum said you were a pissytarian, Mum said’
‘Mmm’
‘Yes, ’cause you only eat fish’
‘Perhaps she said, ‘piscatarian’?’
‘That’s right, pissytarian’
‘OK’

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Dearth

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dearth, haiku, humor, humour, poetry, writing

Dearth of my haiku
How can I rectify this?
Ah, I think I know!

buzz

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bee, bumble, haiku, humor, humour, kitchen, nature, poem, poetry

bumble bee flies in
head butts the kitchen window
angry buzz, flies out

for the road

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drink, garden, haiku, humour, nature, poetry, wasp

 

Each day at the pond
wasp buzzes in for a drink
just one for the road

Cats in politics

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@nunber10cat haiku, cat, cats, Downing Street, humour, London, poetry, politicians

On recognising feline charm.. (@number10cat)

Cat at number ten
visiting dignitaries
So captivated

The Look

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cats, food, haiku, humour, pets, poetry

Puss looking at me
Either contemplating life
or I look tasty.

visitor

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cats, chair, haiku, humour, poetry, visitor

On being bullied

My favourite chair.
She stares at me, unblinking,
neighbours’ cat visits

Mirth

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cats, haiku, humour, laughter, life, poem

On noticing an outbreak of humour

Not given to mirth

a woman of cheerless lips

smiles at cat’s antics

Glory

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grandchildren, haiku, happiness, humour, laughter, life, poem, smiles

Laughter fills the air
A Glory of grandchildren
Find myself smiling

Optimist

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birds, haiku, humour, internet, nature, poetry, telephone, woodpecker

Such optimism
Woodpecker, telephone pole
That’s my internet!