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Leonard
Leonard
Jul 07, 2011 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

A Cat's Whiskers (Haiku)

arabesques of light
spouted through perforations
quiver quietly

— Leonard, Jul 07, 2011

About This Poem

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Country/Region: IND

Favorite Poets: Apart from Walt Whitman, the poet, there are a range of painters who have made a great impact on my work and life. Painters such as Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Mark Rothko, Vincent Van Gogh and a host of others.

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scribbler

14 years 11 months ago

hello

always like a visual Haiku like this one..............stan

Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

14 years 11 months ago

nice haiku

Arabesques is the only word I haven't found in my laptop dictionary. can you tell me what it means?
other wise nice visual like Scrib says

Leonard

Leonard

14 years 11 months ago

Thank you Barbara

The meaning of "arabesque" according to the Oxford Concise Dictionary: An ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines.

Best wishes ... Leonard

weirdelf

weirdelf

14 years 11 months ago

works well

a suggestion for the last line-
quiver in fey dust motes