cats – Selected haiku

14 April 2022

cat wants me to share
my joy with her, use my hands
for pets, not photos

delivered: box of
gray, furry, purring tofu. 
it’s too cute to eat

cradled cat, cranky
about cuddles, scowls and con-
-templates breaking out

laundry basket holds
cat, warm and fluffy without
going in dryer

leashed cat steps on grass 
he looks upon each day, ex-
-ploring in safety

heard sneezes under 
my bed, found adorable
nose-havers (cute cats)

photographing cute
cat poses before they move
is like herding cats

Grey menace tries sink-
-ing his teeth into beer bot-
-tle; his prey prevails

to initiate 
request, cat sits on your chest, 
looks imperious

fluffy cat rests next
to your legs, fueling your love, 
his future mischief