Wonderfully and poignantly crafted. The word 'little' may or may not mean a kitten or young cat, of course, but that's another reading I can make. What I get from 'rusted' is that this is both a very long time ago, even decades, and perhaps the collar was amongst the remains of a relative passed away recently.
Whatever reading is correct, I personally get a lot from the poem.
I'm sort of a cat person, mostly because they adopt me:
exchanging winks
how come this cat knows
my midnight reasons
Alan Summers
Raindrop, A Journal Of Short Form Poetry (Issue 1, 2013)
It is an emotional ku. Dan has crafted the poem with vivid images. The word phrase,'rusted' speaks a lot. Perhaps there is no liberation and freedom in the life of the cat. Its voice is also made silent. The haiku renders a meaningful message. A brilliant creation by Dan Curtis.
In contrast, the following haiku portrays differently.
green light
every one crosses
also a cat
Pravat Kumar Padhy
Bottle Rockets #27, August 2012 (Ed. Stanford M. Forrester)
December 18th, 2018 at 9:12 am
the tadpole
swims away
a frog ?
December 18th, 2018 at 7:48 pm
Made me smile, Mike.
December 18th, 2018 at 9:44 am
I had to stop my holiday preparations to say how much I like this!
December 18th, 2018 at 7:46 pm
Thank you, Gaby. Kind of you to stop your holiday preparations in order to comment. I'm glad my haiku works for you.
December 18th, 2018 at 10:10 am
cat collar
the little bell
rusted silent
—DAN CURTIS
Wonderfully and poignantly crafted. The word 'little' may or may not mean a kitten or young cat, of course, but that's another reading I can make. What I get from 'rusted' is that this is both a very long time ago, even decades, and perhaps the collar was amongst the remains of a relative passed away recently.
Whatever reading is correct, I personally get a lot from the poem.
I'm sort of a cat person, mostly because they adopt me:
exchanging winks
how come this cat knows
my midnight reasons
Alan Summers
Raindrop, A Journal Of Short Form Poetry (Issue 1, 2013)
December 18th, 2018 at 7:44 pm
Alan, thank you for your kind comments. I'm glad you like my ku. It's always nice to meet another cat person. Really like "exchanging winks".
December 18th, 2018 at 10:45 am
I enjoyed the layers to be found in your haiku, Dan. Wonderful work!
Best,
Theresa C.
December 18th, 2018 at 7:47 pm
Thank you, Theresa. Much appreciate your comments!
December 19th, 2018 at 12:36 am
It is an emotional ku. Dan has crafted the poem with vivid images. The word phrase,'rusted' speaks a lot. Perhaps there is no liberation and freedom in the life of the cat. Its voice is also made silent. The haiku renders a meaningful message. A brilliant creation by Dan Curtis.
In contrast, the following haiku portrays differently.
green light
every one crosses
also a cat
Pravat Kumar Padhy
Bottle Rockets #27, August 2012 (Ed. Stanford M. Forrester)
December 19th, 2018 at 6:58 pm
Pravat, thank you for your very kind words in praise of my haiku. I appreciate the time you took to comment on it.
I quite like your cat ku as well.
December 19th, 2018 at 9:08 am
Exquisite haiku. So much said with so few words.
December 19th, 2018 at 6:59 pm
Thank you, Janet. Glad this is working for you.
December 19th, 2018 at 1:22 pm
So poignant. This ku tugs at my heart strings! I dread the day my fur babies are ?silenced?.
December 19th, 2018 at 7:00 pm
Thanks, Marie. I am glad this works for you. It is always a sad time when we have to say goodbye to our animal companions.