summer haiku d’été – a wolf bares his fangs = un loup sort les crocs a wolf bares his fangs at a hissing cougar – Russian rouletteun loup sort les crocs à un cougouar qui siffle – roulette russe Richard Vallance
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summer haiku d’été – a snake slithers = un serpent glisse a snake slithers over the shifting dunes – rippling effectsun serpent glisse sur les dunes mouvantes – effets de vague Richard Vallance
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autumn haiku d’automne – seagulls circle = les mouettes entourent seagulls circle the forlorn lighthouse all night – tides lapping mistsles mouettes entourent le phare délabré la nuit – les marées brumeuses Richard Vallance
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summer haiku d’été – red maples in mist = érables rouges red maples in mist, just a whisper of dawn – vermilion ghostsérables rouges dans la brume avant l’aube – fantômes vermillons Richard Vallance
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summer haiku d’été – lotus Buddha = Bouddha lotus lotus Buddha, cat sound asleep in his lap – eternal blissBouddha lotus, chat endormi sur ses genoux – extase éternelle Richard Vallance
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summer haiku d’été – honey bees buzz = les abeilles bourdonnent honey bees buzz ’round their hive in the pine – you nosy ole’ bear!les abeilles bourdonnent sur leur ruche dans le pin – toi, ours curieux ! Richard Vallance
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spring haiku - haiku de printemps – snow flakes flutter by = flocons de neiges snow flakes flutter by - infinite mandalas simply melt awayflocons de neiges, mandalas infinis qui fondent enfin Richard Vallance
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spring haiku - haiku de printemps – mud puddle in rain = flaque dans la pluie mud puddle in rain tickling my bare feet – so what it’s cold?flaque dans la pluie qui chatouille mes pieds nus – elle est froide... ça va ! Richard Vallance
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so-called spring haiku = soi-disant haiku de printemps – shoveling snowbanks = congères pelletées shoveling snowbanks blanketing our junipers – what on earth is spring?congères pelletées – nos genévriers couverts – qu’est-ce le printemps ? Richard Vallance Even though it is March 20, there are huge snowbanks in my front yard! Yuk! I took this photo yesterday to prove it. Bien que ce soit le 20 mars, il y a des congères énormes dans ma cour ! Beurk ! J’ai pris cette photo hier, afin de prouver que c’est vrai.
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eternal spring haiku du printemps éternel – the queen of heaven = la reine du ciel eternal spring! she is the queen of heaven, all kitties’ heavenprintemps éternel ! elle est la reine du ciel, paradis des chats Richard Vallance Since cats, like all animals, do not sin, they all end up in their own little heavens! For those who do not know, for us humans, the Queen of Heaven is the Virgin Mary. For cats, the queen of heaven is Argentée. Puisque les chats, comme tous les animaux, n’ont pas de péchés, ils parviennent tous à leurs petits paradis ! Pour tous ceux qui ne le savent pas, la Reine du Paradis pour nous, les humains, c’est la Vierge Marie. Pour les chats, la reine du paradis, c’est Argentée.
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senryu – tears on tears = larmes sur larmes tears on tears run to your deepest depths – I weep with yoularmes sur larmes aux tréfonds de toi – tu pleures ... et moi Richard Vallance inspired by deeply caring words from a dear friend of mine just today ... inspiré par les sentiments profonds de la part d’un cher ami aujourd’hui même ...
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Turn it inside out so I can see
The part of you that’s drifting over me
And when I wake up you’re never there
But when I sleep you’re everywhere
Just tell me how I got this far
Tell me why you’re here and who you are
Because every time I look, you’re never here
And every time I sleep, you’re always there
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winter haiku d’hiver - sidewalk, dead of night - = trottoir la nuit sidewalk, dead of night - who will you see in the snow? who on earth sees you?trottoir la nuit - qui vois-tu dans la neige ? personne ne te voit ... Richard Vallance
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winter haiku d’hiver = Maine Coon, Argentée Maine Coon, Argentée hangs on for her dear life over freezing fallsMaine Coon, Argentée se colle au pont au-dessus des chutes glacées Richard Vallance I realize now that very few people like my haiku anymore, probably because I write too many and folks are bored to death with them, but I do, and that is all that counts. Je me rends enfin pleinement compte du fait que la plupart des gens n’aime plus mes haikus, peut-être parce-ce qu’à leur avis, j’en écris trop et ils en ont marre. mais moi, je les aime, et c’est tout ce qui compte.
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eternal spring haiku du printemps éternel – I peer through leaves = à travers les feuilles I peer through leaves and who am I thrilled to see? – why you, my dear serf à travers les feuilles qui est-ce que je vois? – toi, mon cher serfRichard Vallance in memory of my beloved Maine Coon chat, Argentée à la mémoire de ma Maine Coon chérie, Argentée
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eternal summer haiku de l’été éternel – sweet cat passed away = chère chatte trépassée sweet cat passed away, you dash through heaven’s forests – my wee free spiritchère chatte trépassée dans les forêts du ciel – pet’t esprit libre Richard Vallance in memory of my beloved Maine Coon chat, Argentée à la mémoire de ma Maine Coon chérie, Argentée
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Photos of my lovely and extremely smart Maine Coon mix cat, Argentée, throughout her lifetime, 2003-2019. I had to euthanize her on March 14 and it was horrible. All the more so that my sweet tortoiseshell, Daisy, died a natural death on Dec. 28 2018! Argentée was a completely leash-trained cat, who used to go for walks with me for years, and who climbed trees until she was at least 9. She was so smart that unlike most cats, who get stuck in trees when the climb them, she shimmied down trees like a squirrel! Astonishing! She also responded to certain verbal phrases, such as:
Do you wanna go outside? (Trust me, she knew exactly what THAT meant!) NO cheese (She loved cheese)
She was by far the smartest cat I have ever known in my life, and was always completely at home on her leash, when we went for walks and when she was in my front yard. Her leash was at least 4 metres long, so she had plenty of room to move around in in my front yard! And here are her photos, lovely as she was! PLEASE comment on them!
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summer haiku d’été – you funky herb = piège du diable you funky herb, you devil’s snare, blow my mind! who needs weed?piège du diable, herbe folle, tu m’époustoufles ! fumer l’herbe ? ... bah ! Richard Vallance
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spring haiku de printemps – no robin singing = aucun rouge-gorge a snowy morning – I guess spring is in hiding – no robin singingmatin enneigé – le printemps se cache-t-il ? aucun rouge-gorge ne chante Régis Auffray photo by Régis Auffray translated into French by Richard Vallance traduit en français par Richard Vallance
