Traditional haiku consists of seventeen syllables in three lines: the first line consisting of five, the second of seven and the third, again, of five. However, as our furry friends often remind us, not everything can be structured! So maybe itŐs a poem or maybe itŐs prose. Any way you write it, we call it ins-paw-ration! Here are a sample few to get the ball rolling: email us
exaggerated
by the stillness of the morning
your purr wakes me up

over the A-frame
jump, jump, tunnel, tire, jump, weave
anything for cheese

my face, doggy face
nose to nose my friend and i
welcome a new day
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two new haikus submitted

October 25, 2007

Laura from Boston has submitted two new haikus.

Soft, warm place to snooze;
Fighting sister for the spot;
Purrrr - success is mine!

Battle Buddhabag!
Surrender it now to me -
you've slept long enough!
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new haiku submitted

October 19, 2007

Ian has submitted a new haiku.

yawn, arch, cough, hack
wide-eyed, release the hair log
sigh, those were new shoes
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new haiku submitted

May 15, 2007

Mattie from Oak Park has submitted a new haiku.

I nap on your lap
your leg circulation fails
pins and needles, ouch!
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new haiku submitted

April 24, 2007

Jessi from Chicago has submitted a new haiku.

So much depends on
a warm lap, a kitty treat
I'm the boss of you
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