The Manx Haiku Poem by John L. Waters

The Manx Haiku

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A manx tom
approached me in a dream,
and mewed.

He came slow
with his tail cut short,
like this.

Brushing me
on both my bare legs,
he purred.

That is how
I conceived the manx
haiku.

Now my cat
sends me yowling poems
nightly.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Osceola Waters 19 May 2007

The cougar is my totem spirit, Manx Haiku is he yours O-Ho Osceola.

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