senryu – if your cat hisses = si ton chat hisseif your cat hisses you think my question's silly? guess what? piss on you si ton chat crache comment ? ma question est bête ? je pisse sur toi Richard Vallance © by/ par Richard Vallance 2020 photo of the Maine Coon public domain/ photo du Maine Coon domaine public
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summer haiku d'été – see me play the flute = je joue de la flûtesee me play the flute da-dancing in the moonlight? meow we'll have fun je joue de la flûte m'y vois-tu au clair de lune ? miaou on s'amuse Richard Vallance © by/ par Richard Vallance greeting card with a Tuxedo cat/ carte de voeux illustrée avec un chat Tuxedo !!!!! So sing along! Dancing in the Moonlight We get it on most every night When that moon is big and bright It's a supernatural delight Everybody was dancin' in the moonlight Everybody here is out of sight They don't bark and they don't bite They keep things loose, they keep things light Everybody was dancing in the moonlight Dancing in the moonlight Everybody's feeling warm and bright It's such a fine and natural sight Everybody's dancing in the moonlight We like our fun and we never fight You can't dance and stay uptight It's a supernatural delight Everybody was dancin' in the moonlight Dancing in the moonlight Everybody's feeling warm and bright It's such a fine and natural sight Everybody's dancing in the moonlight Everybody here is out of sight They don't bark and they don't bite They keep things… King Harvest
summer haiku d'été - her floral eden = son éden fleuriher floral Eden is now her forever home the incarnate cat son Éden fleuri c'est son abri éternel la chatte incarnée Richard Vallance © by Richard Vallance 2020 photo public domain/ domaine public Pixabay * Anyone who knows anything about cats knows exactly what “his or her forever home” means. If you don't know, you can always find out in a Google search. Thanks.
summer haiku d'été – cool cat how I leap = chat sage comme je sautecool cat how I leap over the lush grass... no moon? big deal chat calme comme je saute par-dessus l'herbe verdoyante ... pas de lune ? alors ? Richard Vallance © by/ par Richard Vallance 2020 painting at a friend's place = peinture chez un ami
senryu – look I'm a cat = zut ! je suis un chatlook I'm a cat how dare you ask, are you wise? I'll give you a cuff zut ! je suis un chat me demandes-tu, es-tu sage ? je te gifle Richard Vallance photo © by/ par Richard Vallance
summer haiku d'été - see the cat sashay = voilà le chathow the cat flounces over the cumulus cloud - she'll never fall through voilà le chat qui bondit sur le nuage - elle en chute ? jamais Richard Vallance photo public domain “I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.” (Jules Verne 1850-1905) " Je crois que les chats sont des esprits venus sur terre. Le chat, j'en suis convaincu, pourrait marcher sur un nuage. " ( Jules Verne 1850-1905 )
autumn haiku d'automne – who am I? = qui suis-je ? = chi sono?who am I? kitty Tuxedo owl? who gives a hoot? qui suis-je ? chat hibou Tuxedo ? ou où hululer ? chi sono? gatto Tuxedo gufo? chi gufa gufa? Richard Vallance
summer haiku – a surfeit of kits = mais quel bouqueta surfeit of kits? skunks as cute as buttons – subtle perfume mais quel bouquet ! ces mouffettes si mignonnes – parfum subtil Richard Vallance photo public domain The following terms apply to skunks: “surfeit” is a group of skunks; “kits” or kittens are the babies.
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senryu – Buddha replies zen = Bouddha répond, zenBuddha replies, zen is forever now alone in the cat's eyes Bouddha répond, zen est le présent éternel seul aux yeux du chat Richard Vallance photo public domain “The smallest feline is a masterpiece”. “Le chat est un chef-d'oeuvre”. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
double senryu – in the cat's eyes = aux yeux du chat + in our human eyes = aux yeux des humainsin the cat's eyes a universe of silver suns aux yeux du chat un univers de soleils d'argent un gatto vede un universo di soli d'argento
in our human eyes a universe of black holes aux yeux des humains un univers de trous noirs un umano vede un universo di buchi neri Richard Vallance photos public domain
autumn haiku – in the pouring rain = dans une aversein the pouring rain a shivering stray cat hides in garbage dans une averse un chat égaré tremblant se cache dans les ordures Richard Vallance
senryu – kitty TV = télé pour le chat = TV del gattokitty TV the living room window – bird-brain télé pour le chat la fenêtre du salon – tête de linotte TV del gatto nella finestra – gatto sciocco Richard Vallance
senryu – vaping kittie = chat qui vapotevaping kittie space cadet – your eyes out of whack chat qui vapote cadet de l'espace – tes yeux détraqués gatto svapando cadetto spaziale - gli occhi fuori fase Richard Vallance image cushion at my place = coussin chez moi
summer haiku d'été – blue Maine Coon = Maine Coon bleublue Maine Coon before the blue picket fence – sea-green eyes Maine Coon bleu devant la palissade bleue – yeux verts moirés Richard Vallance photo public domain
autumn haiku – the queen shuffles on = la chatte s'en vathe queen shuffles on her kitten in her jaws in a cold downpour la chatte s'en va son chaton à la mâchoire dans une averse froide Richard Vallance
senryu – Silhouette Silhouette God's Tuxedo miracle – boy she knows it!Silhouette le miracle Tuxedo de Dieu – et elle le sait ! Richard Vallance photo © by/ par Richard Vallance 2019
senryu – Tuxedo cat = chat Tuxedo Tuxedo cat so fluffy achoo!chat Tuxedo au poil si soyeux achoo ! Richard Vallance
senryu – green-eyed Maine Coon = Maine Coon aux yeux verts green-eyed Maine Coon, you wee fluffer angel coddled in my armsMaine Coon aux yeux verts, petit un ange doux couvé dans mes mains Richard Vallance
senryu – every cat = tout les chats every cat has his day... and * catches todaytous les chats ont leur jour... et attrapent aujourd’hui Richard Vallance * Usually, ending a line with a conjunction is a bad idea in a haiku, but I think it works here with the pause preceding, giving pause for thought. Please advise. International Cat Day, August 8 = le Jour international des chats, le 8 août
senryu - my kitty boo boos = ma chatte fait un bobo my kitty boo boos - she quaffs wine from a saucer hangoverma chatte fait un bobo - elle boit du vin d’une soucoupe gueule de bois Richard Vallance photo by/ par Richard Vallance © 2019