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October 8, 2020 by Betty Hayes Albright

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Pecking poppy seeds

chickadee does not see me.

Old cat sees us both.

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(c) 2020 Betty Hayes Albright

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Photo by Skylar Ewing / Pexels.com

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Posted in haiku or senryu, Poetry 2010 - present | Tagged autumn, cat, chickadee, nature, observation, poem, Poetry, sunshine, witness | 41 Comments

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on October 8, 2020 at 2:28 pm | Reply Bob OHearn

Haiku! Great! ❤

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- on October 8, 2020 at 2:42 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thank you, Bob! 🙂♥️
  
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on October 8, 2020 at 4:06 pm | Reply Renee Espriu

I love chickadees. I hope the cat turned a blind eye…so to speak. Hope you are well.

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- on October 8, 2020 at 6:46 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Yes, chickadee was safe. 😊 I love them too.
  Hope you’re well too, Renee. Thank you for stopping by.
  
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on October 8, 2020 at 4:55 pm | Reply slpmartin

Cats see everything…probably wondered if you’d stop her from pursuing the chickadee. 🙂

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- on October 8, 2020 at 6:49 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Luckily, old cat didn’t have the energy for anything but a daydream. 🙂
  
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on October 8, 2020 at 10:05 pm | Reply Stine Writing

I really like this!

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- on October 8, 2020 at 6:50 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thank you, I’m glad you liked it! 🙂
  
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on October 9, 2020 at 4:22 am | Reply memadtwo

You’ve captured a moment from all points of view–lovely. (K)

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- on October 9, 2020 at 1:06 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thanks very much, Kerfe!
  
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on October 9, 2020 at 6:49 am | Reply Sue Dreamwalker

Agh yes… our cats … and birds do not mix..
Sending love and well wishes Betty.. Loved your photo and poem my friend ❤

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- on October 9, 2020 at 1:07 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thanks so much, Sue — love and well wishes back to you! ❤
  
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  - on October 9, 2020 at 3:44 pm | Reply Sue Dreamwalker
    
    ❤
    
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on October 9, 2020 at 11:55 am | Reply willowdot21

I like the sound of old cat 💜

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- on October 9, 2020 at 1:09 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Glad you liked that, Willow! 💗
  
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  - on October 9, 2020 at 2:26 pm | Reply willowdot21
    
    I do 💜
    
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on October 9, 2020 at 5:08 pm | Reply Baydreamer

Wonderful haiku, Betty, but watch that cat!
Hope you have a good weekend! 🧡🍁🍂

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- on October 9, 2020 at 7:19 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thanks, Lauren! Hope you have a good weekend too.
  (Will be catching up with your blog soon. Sorry I got behind again. )
  🧡🎃🍁
  
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  - on October 10, 2020 at 8:27 am | Reply Baydreamer
    
    No worries on getting behind on reading. I’m in the same boat. 🙂 Hugs!
    
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on October 11, 2020 at 1:49 am | Reply Paul Beech

Lovely pic and haiku, Betty. But I hope Old Cat wasn’t licking his lips at the sight of that chickadee. I’m a member of the RSPB – the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds!

My very best,

Paul

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- on October 11, 2020 at 1:32 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thank you, Paul! Glad to hear you’re a protector of birds there. Not to worry about Old Cat — I think he’s become too lazy to hunt. He just daydreams. 🙂
  
  Best regards to you and yours,
  
  Betty
  
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on October 11, 2020 at 11:37 am | Reply The Cheesesellers Wife

Bet old cat was dreaming of catching the chickadee…..

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- on October 11, 2020 at 1:34 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  He no doubt was daydreaming, at least. ☺ Fortunately too lazy and well fed to go hunting.
  
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on October 13, 2020 at 7:34 am | Reply OwnShadow

Charming! We call them ‘tits’ over here – no, really! There’s even a species call Great Tit [Supply gag here].

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- on October 14, 2020 at 1:35 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  I believe you. 😄 We have “bush tits” over here but they’re a smaller bird, not the same as chickadees.
  
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on October 17, 2020 at 5:05 pm | Reply Ben Naga

Those wings may provide timely escape.

(As I survey the ongoing Operation Coro… and my own gradually dwindling physical substance I can gratefully resonate.

Nice words and image BTW. 💖

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- on October 18, 2020 at 12:39 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Healing thoughts to you, Ben…💓
  
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  - on October 18, 2020 at 12:43 pm | Reply Ben Naga
    
    Thank you, Betty. Not all my time is being spent with these gloomy thoughts, honest. 😊
    
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    - on October 18, 2020 at 12:46 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
      
      I’m glad for that! 🌞
      
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- on October 18, 2020 at 12:41 pm | Reply Ben Naga
  
  Oops. I just noticed that the ‘N’ that should be opening the second sentence with ‘Nice’ ran off and attached it to the ‘I’ that should be preceding ‘I’ – ‘can gratefully resonate. Seems like my mind is gradually fading too. 😕
  
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  - on October 18, 2020 at 12:51 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
    
    I knew what you were saying. 🙂 Will make the corrections when I get into my PC later. (Easier than using my phone app.)
    And I doubt very much your mind will ever fade! 😃
    
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    - on October 18, 2020 at 1:03 pm | Reply Ben Naga
      
      Omygod!!! No escape then!!! Eeek!!!
      
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      - on October 18, 2020 at 1:10 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
        
        😆🤣
        
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on October 22, 2020 at 8:22 am | Reply Shakti Ghosal

And having seen both of you, how would the occurrence for the cat differ from yours, the writer?

Loved the thought.

Shakti Ghosal

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- on October 22, 2020 at 10:04 am | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Good question! The occurence differed because I didn’t see the cat watching us until I turned to go back into the house and spotted the cat on the deck watching us. To be completely accurate I should probably have written this piece in past tense.
  Thanks so much for reading this poem, Shakti. I appreciate the question. 🙂
  
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on October 24, 2020 at 6:04 pm | Reply Sharon Bonin-Pratt

Now I wonder what the old cat will do. I’ve got an image in my head of the following its intuitive impulse to pounce but its laziness deciding to let this chickadee go. What a dilemma – for the cat.

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- on October 25, 2020 at 7:50 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Your image of the old cat was right. He’s a stray, appears to have arthritis. We and other neighbors feed him, along with several other strays and ferals, and provide outdoor places to sleep. No one’s ever been able to catch any of them. Oddly enough they all get along with each other. Humans could learn something from this little feline community.
  
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on November 9, 2020 at 3:22 am | Reply KC Redding-Gonzalez

You made me smile! 🙂

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- on November 9, 2020 at 2:44 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  I’m so glad, thank you! 🙂
  
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on November 18, 2020 at 7:35 am | Reply Belladonna

Poor bird!

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- on November 18, 2020 at 8:17 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Bird was safe….cat is very old. 🙂
  Thank you for reading!
  
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