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The Cat That Hated Water

by *SrTw, Dec 20, 2012, 6:16:18 AM
Literature / Poetry / Humor / Haiku & Eastern

ふるいけや
猫は飛び込む
猫ノオト

(Furuike ya
Neko wa tobikomu
Neko no oto)

(An ancient pond.
A cat jumps in.
The sound of cat)

The Cat That Hated Waterby *SrTw

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The Cat Who Hated Water - Haiku by *SrTw

Syllables: (ok for less formal, "western" haiku)
Line 1: 5
Line 2: 7
Line 3: 5

Mora / Moras: (necessary for pure, traditional haiku)
Line 1: 5
Line 2: 7
Line 3: 5

Haiku: by SrTw 2008. Fun version about a cat - assumption that cats hate water!!!
(Inspired by Haiku "Furuike ya..." by Matsuo Bashou)
[A rough translation of the original:
"An ancient/old pond
(A) frog jumps in.
The sound of water"]

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~AzusaNanako Feb 27, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Cool!

*SrTw Feb 27, 2013

Thank you very much!!! v(^‿^)v

~chaosqueen122 Dec 21, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

cats and water just don't fit together um well maybe a turkish van...

*SrTw Dec 21, 2012

Yes definitely! They really love water and I have just read that they enjoy swimming! I think I might try a haiku variation about one! XD

~chaosqueen122 Dec 21, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

hahah awesome
yeah they have quite a thing for water.

*SrTw Dec 24, 2012

It's very interesting thanks!

~chaosqueen122 Dec 31, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

You are very welcome

*SrTw Jan 1, 2013

≡^ω^≡

~xXArtimisXx Dec 20, 2012 Student General Artist

Haha this is kawaii!

*SrTw Dec 20, 2012

Thanks so much！ I've just added wa after neko to make it 5-7-5 and wa fits in well there with the stress as well as the sense, I think. What do you think? Should I put chan (or even san!) instead of wa? a haiku doesn't need wa, ne?

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