# Pet Haikus **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** poetry\ **Created:** [March 11, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916 "2022-03-11T18:58:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/1 "2022-03-11T18:58:07Z")
Marge sits dappled in The sun’s lies about springtime. The wind brings her news. [https://photos.smugmug.com/My-Homepage-Photos/n-8DX8Hb/i-Tccx5Wb/0/4bd0e284/XL/i-Tccx5Wb-XL.jpg](https://photos.smugmug.com/My-Homepage-Photos/n-8DX8Hb/i-Tccx5Wb/0/4bd0e284/XL/i-Tccx5Wb-XL.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/2 "2022-03-11T20:09:25Z")
This is esoteric For a SMDB thread I hope it does well j ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/3 "2022-03-11T20:46:19Z")
Teddy’s our foster Dog. Fourteen but still sassy. She’ll out-live us all! > **[IMG-2040 hosted at ImgBB](https://imgbb.com/W03LDCq)** > > Image IMG-2040 hosted in ImgBB ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/4 "2022-03-12T00:00:51Z")
Very nice! ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/5 "2022-03-12T00:03:03Z")
That is a thing of beauty - thank you for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/6 "2022-03-12T01:52:52Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > This is esoteric > For a SMDB thread > I hope it does well > > j It won’t do so well If we do not carefully Count our syllables 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/7 "2022-03-12T01:59:30Z")
Syllables are not a rule More like a traditional Suggestion. Go crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/8 "2022-03-12T02:25:55Z")
Cygnus is a thief He stole a bag of magnets And a Lego brick ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/9 "2022-03-12T02:32:09Z")
Does Cygnus X-1 Emit dark matter or not? Cygnus the cat does ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/10 "2022-03-12T02:32:44Z")
Lewis left last year. Sudden, unexpected – gone. The huge void remains. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/11 "2022-03-12T02:37:40Z")
We lost Annie to Cancer - IN HER HEART! Despite This, her’s was golden. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/12 "2022-03-12T02:57:04Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > Syllables are not a rule > More like a traditional > Suggestion. Go crazy. Ahhh, the rare 7-7-6 haiku! ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/13 "2022-03-12T03:21:04Z")
Self-stim cat comfort, Jet yawns, mewps, suck the edge of A ragged fleece throw. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/14 "2022-03-12T03:23:29Z")
Here’s one my sister, who lives in San Diego, wrote about her blind dog, who has since died. Canine of black fluff Eyeballs present do not work Ocean sniff enjoy ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/15 "2022-03-12T03:35:00Z")
A pet squirrel is An agent of chaos and Destruction. Just no. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/16 "2022-03-12T03:37:08Z")
❤💔💕🐕🌈 ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/17 "2022-03-12T03:40:04Z")
My Parrotlets are Laying once again. Four eggs So far. Wish us luck. 🐣🐣🐣🐣🐦 ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/18 "2022-03-12T10:07:11Z")
Fly on the curtain. Pepper is up on the bed, Pointing. Good sight hound! ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/19 "2022-03-12T13:45:02Z")
no message ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916/20 "2022-03-12T17:40:10Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > > [@Treppenwitz](#): > > > > This is esoteric > > For a SMDB thread > > I hope it does well > > > > j > > It won’t do so well > If we do not carefully > Count our syllables > > 🙂 The thing is…I _did_ count my syllables. Turns out I can’t count to five without f\*\*\*ing it up. :sigh: j [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-haikus/960916.md?page=2)