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 )
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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)
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autumn haiku d'automne – follow me = me suis-tufollow me on my moon paws sexy stray me suis-tu sur mes pattes lunaires chat errant sexy ? Richard Vallance photo public domain
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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
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senryu – I groom you = je te lèche = ti leccoI groom you you groom me ... we're wee kitties... see! je te lèche tu me lèches ... nous, petits chatons ! ti lecco mi lecchi ... si siamo cuccioli! Richard Vallance photo public domain
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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
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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
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senryu – Tuxedo cat = chat Tuxedo Tuxedo cat so fluffy achoo!chat Tuxedo au poil si soyeux achoo ! Richard Vallance
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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
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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
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spring haiku – HRH Argentée = SAR Argentée HRH Argentée on her forest path – queen of trilliumsSAR Argentée sur son sentier forestier – la reine des trilles Richard Vallance HRH Argentée, my gorgeous Maine Coon mix, died on March 14 2019, just one month short of her 16th. birthday. She walked on a leash all over Ottawa and the Gatineaux Hills some 1,200 times in her life. Her ashes box is inscribed, Libre Esprit (Free Spirit). I miss her terribly! SAR Argentée, ma Maine Coon mixte super belle, est morte le 14 mars 2019, seulement un mois avant son 16ìeme anniversaire. Elle marchait au moins 1.200 fois à la laisse pendant se vie à Ottawa et parmi les Collines du Gatineax. Sa boîte funéraire est inscrite, Libre Esprit. Elle me manque tellement.
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senryu – I’m bent out of shape = je suis hors moi I’m bent out of shape by all your stupid barking! who needs dogs?je suis hors moi à cause de vos aboiements bêtes ! à bas les chiens ! Richard Vallance
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senryu – all agog = tous en émoi all agog kitties in love all freaked outtous en émoi l’amour des chats tous flippés Richard Vallance
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summer haiku d’été – my Tuxedo cat = mon chat Tuxedo my Tuxedo cat, fur fluttering in the wind – easy breezy boymon chat Tuxedo, son poil flottant au vent – garçon débonnaire Richard Vallance
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Fabulous cat blog, KATZENWORLD! You have to check it out! Click on the logo to visit:
The last two photos below are of my own Tuxedo cat, Silhouette and my stuffed Tuxedo cat, Alouette, who as you can see are the girlfriends of Oliver and Nubia!
Enjoy!
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senryu – my chubby cat = mon chat joufflu my chubby cat, his ass in my face – fed up with the rain!mon chat joufflu, son cul vers mon visage – tanné de la pluie ! Richard Vallance
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senryu – heart to heart = parler à coeur ouvert a heart to heart with my tuxedo cat spaces her out!parler à coeur ouvert avec ma chatte tuxedo la laisse flippée ! Richard Vallance
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Fun facts about Tuxedo Cats! ... the most amazing are...
One Tuxie inherited $ 6.3 million, making him the richest cat in the world! Tuxedo Cats are the only cats admitted to the Metropolitan Opera House! Amazing, eh?
