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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summer haiku d’été – still on her leash = toujours à la laisse still on her leash, my Maine Coon’s ghost hovers here – leaves whisper her nametoujours à la laisse, le fantôme da ma Maine Coon – paroles des feuilles Richard Vallance I miss Argentée terribly. She passed away on March 14 2019. I often cry when I think of her. Argentée me manque tellement. Elle est morte le l4 mars 2019. Je pleure souvent quand je pense à elle.
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senryu – her soul is hers no more = son âme n’est plus la sienne my Maine Coon has died - her soul is hers no more though mine is hersma Maine Coon est morte - son âme n’est plus la sienne mais elle est la mienne Richard Vallance This senryu is inspired by the following senryu by the author of Pi-Ku poetry, on twitter here:
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I Argentée I Argentée have lived a hardy life: a Maine Coon mix, I’ve forded babbling rills, the freest spirit, who’s never suffered strife! Why, I have scaled formidable forest hills, where I’ve run into coons and surly bears who’ve never phased me in the very least; I’ve roamed the fields and sounded foxes’ lairs, so why be so surprised when I am deceased. Because I pride the space I always crave, although I was on leash, the leash was loose, to leave me running free, for being brave, since as you know I’ve always been so spruce! For all the bugs I’ve chased and mice I’ve caught I bid you, fairest friends, to mourn me not. Richard Vallance March 29 2019 in memoriam, fairest Argentée, libre esprit (free spirit) April 15 2003 – March 14 2019
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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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winter haiku d’hiver – my Maine Coon = ma Maine Coon my Maine Coon in her box this winter’s day – sleepy piema Maine Coon dans sa boîte ce jour d’hiver – elle fait dodo Richard Vallance My Maine Coon, Argentée (Silvery in English), is the same age, 15, as my tortoiseshell, Daisy, who just died on December 28 2018. Ma Maine Coon, Argentée (Silvery en anglais) a 15 ans, le même âge que ma chatte écaille de tortue, qui vient de mourir le 28 décembre 2018.
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AND here are some close-up & personal photos of my neighbourhood in Ottawa, Canada’s Capital City!
