Haiku a Day

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

November 30, 2016

Last of November,
traces of summer linger-
antidote to grey.


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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

November 29, 2016

Few flowers left to
pick, but late autumn has its
charm- blue spruce bouquet.


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Monday, November 28, 2016

November 28, 2016

Beak full of breakfast,
sunny day in paradise-
loud caws call others.


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Sunday, November 27, 2016

November 27, 2016

Wish that I could fly
away, Tahiti maybe-
leave this grey behind.


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Saturday, November 26, 2016

November 26, 2016

From a mountain to
a molehill- pancakes vanished
Saturday morning.


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Friday, November 25, 2016

November 25, 2016

Nature sets the stage
for a beautiful day- will
all of us accept?




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Thursday, November 24, 2016

November 24, 2016

Hazy sun shy hides
behind diaphanous clouds-
waves crash towards shore.


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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

November 23, 2016

In sickness and health,
you never leave my side- my
shadow has a tail.


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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

November 22, 2016

No words needed, I
can read your look of disgust-
I'm a bad servant.


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Monday, November 21, 2016

November 21, 2016

A fine fall day, but
I'm filled with autumn torpor-
lend me your sunshine.


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Sunday, November 20, 2016

November 20, 2016

Great colourful spread,
ocean of flavour- weekend
chirashi feast wows.


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Saturday, November 19, 2016

November 19, 2016

Caturday's for dreams,
away from work, all downstream-
laze by any means.




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Friday, November 18, 2016

November 18, 2016

If I pose like this
will you feed me lush tuna?
Friday means treats, girl!


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Thursday, November 17, 2016

November 17, 2016

Heavenly scent wafts
over to me- I'm carried
off to paradise.



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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

November 16, 2016

A cat bath is no
trifling matter- attempted
murder in water.


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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

November 15, 2016

Years later, puddles
are still irresistible-
autumn reflections.


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Monday, November 14, 2016

November 14, 2016

She poses me like
this, I've given up fighting-
just take the picture.


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Sunday, November 13, 2016

November 13, 2016

Cats look at us like
we're blundering fools- really
not to be trusted.


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Saturday, November 12, 2016

November 12, 2016

Get your lips off me,
find something else to kiss- I'm
not a teddy bear.


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Friday, November 11, 2016

November 11, 2016

Poor facsimile,
but enough to remind us-
lest we forget you.



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Thursday, November 10, 2016

November 10, 2016

Sleepless night, future
far from certain, I yawn- bring
me a cup of tea.


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Wednesday, November 09, 2016

November 9, 2016

It takes a cat to
teach you that you truly own
nothing- they own you.


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Tuesday, November 08, 2016

November 8, 2016

Colours I can't quite
describe, deep and passionate-
early Christmas gift.


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Monday, November 07, 2016

November 7, 2016

Memories of years
past trapped in scarlet blooms- time
travel on Monday.


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Sunday, November 06, 2016

November 6, 2016

Mini tiger basks
in Sunday morning sun- he's
king of this jungle.


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Saturday, November 05, 2016

November 5, 2016

By my side through sick
and win, lose and snooze- even
if you look grumpy.


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Friday, November 04, 2016

November 4, 2016

Future scarlet blooms,
something bright on a drab day-
amaryllis buds.


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Thursday, November 03, 2016

November 3, 2016

Those precious few days,
when autumn sun shines, I bask-
recharge for dark days.


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Wednesday, November 02, 2016

November 2, 2016

Even on drab days,
there's something pleasing to find-
autumn's gorgeous gifts.


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Tuesday, November 01, 2016

November 1, 2016

Springtime in autumn,
mock orange confused as me-
hibernate later.


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A haiku is a Japanese poem sometimes with the first line consisting of five syllables, the second of seven syllables, and the last line of five syllables.

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