Did anything about this summer surprise you?
For this final installment of my “Summer Quartet” blog series, I’ll say that I had some insights from my summer outings. I also had some new thoughts upon coming home. Now in this haibun (prose + haiku) habit, I’ve been reflecting on the contrast …
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What Satisfies the Cat
For months I cycle out along the river. One day above me, the summer sun catches a Bald Eagle’s white head feathers. It sits near a nest so massive that my friend said you could park a bus in it. I go out seeking such wonders. I come home not expecting them. But then the cat wakes from her nap in a sun ray, stretching her furry black body out lengthwise. Then she relaxes again, at peace.
Warm fur, squirrels beyond
the window – it’s enough to
satisfy the cat.
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