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20 May 2017

Fragment and Phrase

rainy night
my cat wakes up 
frisky

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my friend cooks
in my kitchen
purring cat

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cold night out
bent over the stove
she warms food

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 morning fog lifts
the warble of magpies
fading as they fly


At Carpe Diem we are asked to write 'fragment and phrase' haiku in honour of the late Jane Reichhold. (Hope I got these right!)

 I'm also linking this to Poets United's Poetry Pantry #356 where you can find a feast of poetry in all its variety.

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28 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue Sky22 May 2017 at 00:45

    Lovely lines. And wonderful when a friend cooks for us! I love the magpie verse best.

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  2. Janice22 May 2017 at 14:48

    nice series!

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  3. Kim M. Russell22 May 2017 at 15:50

    I agree, a nice series, but I love the fog and magpies, which remind me of our garden in autumn, when the magpies chatter echoes behind the veil of fog.

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  4. Lolly23 May 2017 at 00:43

    These are great and you nailed the fragment and phrase just right. The first one is purrfect.

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  5. Cedarwind23 May 2017 at 03:30

    I enjoy all of these very much both for themselves and as a response to this episode of Carpe Diem .

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  6. Chèvrefeuille23 May 2017 at 06:14

    A wonderful series in which you have used the "fragment and phrase" in a nice way. Chapeau!

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  7. Rosemary Nissen-Wade23 May 2017 at 08:50

    Very glad and grateful for your comments!

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  8. colleen23 May 2017 at 22:44

    I first read "fish" for "frisky." Lol. I love the warbling magpies and these moments in haiku snippets.

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  9. Adas Alcove25 May 2017 at 18:58

    Lovely pieces. The first and last are my favorite!

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  10. Sumana Roy4 June 2017 at 02:21

    So lovely, happy images. Here we are waiting for rainy days and nights. Hope they come soon.

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  11. Mary4 June 2017 at 02:43

    I like the idea of a friend cooking in your kitchen...with a cat purring. That is such a WARM image!

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  12. Thotpurge4 June 2017 at 16:40

    Friends cooking, warble of magpies.. all is warm and lovely!

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  13. Old Egg4 June 2017 at 17:24

    Your haiku gave us a glimpse of what you observed so well.

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  14. Anonymous4 June 2017 at 18:25

    the warble of magpies is my favourite - and crisply paints the picture after fog

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  15. Jae Rose4 June 2017 at 18:57

    I love the sense of home and belonging in these verses

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  16. Sanaa Rizvi4 June 2017 at 19:04

    I love the image of a cat purring in the kitchen.. soo adorable!❤️

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  17. Marcoantonio Arellano (Nene)4 June 2017 at 21:28

    i will echo what some have stated:...i like someone cooking for me; the magpies flying about like fairies.

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  18. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)4 June 2017 at 23:14

    the 'warble of magpies fading as they fly" ahhhhhhhhh... you've lifted my spirits and I'm flying along...

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  19. indybev5 June 2017 at 00:04

    Seems we're all captured by the magpies! I love the fragment and phrase format!

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  20. brudberg5 June 2017 at 00:58

    Love the thought if the frisky cat.. I remember a constant war between the magpies and our cat.

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  21. C.C.5 June 2017 at 01:19

    It seems to me that there is something so warm and comforting about being home, inside, on a rainy night with one's cat.....frisky or otherwise :-)

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  22. ZQ5 June 2017 at 01:40

    A comforting "series"
    ZQ

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  23. Anonymous5 June 2017 at 02:22

    I like all of them. They create both a picture and feeling of warmth, comfort, and real caring,

    Elizabeth

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  24. Truedessa5 June 2017 at 02:46

    I enjoyed your fragments especially the first and last.

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  25. Wendy Bourke5 June 2017 at 10:28

    Lovely fragments. There is something about cats and warm food on a cold damp night ... that just kind of sighs with cozy comfort.

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  26. rallentanda5 June 2017 at 16:41

    Like all of them. Sorry I missed this prompt.

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  27. Magical Mystical Teacher6 June 2017 at 22:59

    There's a nice domestic feeling to these bits and pieces.

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  28. Susan7 June 2017 at 22:10

    Yes, cat and magpie and friend--little fragments that enrich our lives.

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