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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 23h

Frank Haiku Series 3
10011 - It's All Orange

Dad gives many treats
This one is my favorite -
'cause it's ornj like me.
#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

Frank, an orange kitten, licks a cheeto, which is also orange.

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 2d

Puddles is pretty sure this meeting could have been an email.

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 2d

Frank Haiku Series 3
10010 - Veto Power

The quorum convenes
Chessie has the speaking stick.
Her first point - More treats.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 2d

Dad Interlude
Oh noooo...

Wanted to go run
Chessie has other ideas.
Oooh Noooo. Not nap time...

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 4d

Frank Haiku Series 3
10001 - A Solution or A Problem?

If we could capture
the scent of a clean kitten -
Rainbows exploding.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 5d

Frank Haiku Series 3
10000 - A Line Crossed

Father clipped my claws
I don't think I can forgive.
A Line...ooh. Greenies?!?

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 5d

Also, yeah. The tiniers and the cats help me stay sane.

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 5d

It's old trauma. And who among us doesn't have that? For the record, I was adopted at 3, and then unadopted at 10, and spent the rest of my formative years in foster care and group homes.

I mean, I wouldn't recommend it for most people, but it definitely gives you a different outlook on life?

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 5d

Chessie and Dad Interlude

Chessie mews at me
Her paws lightly pat my side
Asking for my time.

And I am ten again.
Watching my parents drive off,
Feeling unworthy.

So I'm glad for that
A lesson burned in my soul
That time is love's coin.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 6d

Frank Haiku Series 3
01111 - The calm before the storm

I am all cozy.
Wrapped in a fuzzy blanket.
Blissful. Unaware.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 7d

Frank Haiku Series 3
01110 - Business as Usual

We "slept in" today.
Not sure why dad calls it that;
Seems like a Tuesday.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 8d

Frank Haiku Series 3
01101 - It's Just A Jump to the Left

Dad runs an errand
Frank is channeling Riff Raff -
...madness takes its toll...

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 9d

Frank Haiku Series 3
01100 - Think of the Neighbors

Dad, your morning "dance".
I'm not judging you - okay
Maybe just a bit.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 10d

Frank Haiku Series 3
01011 - Oh Bother!

Dad opens the door;
Fresh smells bring the sights to life
Oh look! It's a bug!

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 10d

Frank Haiku Series 3
01010 - A Look

Chessie stares at me.
Are we having a moment?
Or does my breath stink.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 12d

Frank Haiku Series 3
01001 -Priorities

A sun-dappled Frank
reminds me what's important -
His food dish lies bare

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 12d

Frank Haiku Series 3
01000 - Transient Permanence

These frames of beauty;
Glimpses of transcendent joy
that will survive us.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 13d

Dad Interlude

The world screams so loud.
Frank's soft purrs against my skin;
they remind me. Breathe.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 14d

Frank Haiku Series 3
00111 - A New Theorem

A squared plus B squared
Did Pythagoras have cats?
Frank provides a proof.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 15d

Frank Haiku Series 3
00110 - Friday Night's Alright For Napping

Friday night and Dad,
he flops on the couch and naps.
Frank knows what to do.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 16d

Frank Haiku Series 3
00101 - Frank's Middle Name is Stealth

I spy on Father.
I could be a real ninja,
If I was not ornj.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 17d

Frank Haiku Series 3
00100 - Bilingual Father

Dad is sorting socks;
He tells me, "If you spell socks,
you can speak Spanish."

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 17d

Puddle's Deep Thoughts

Are the thoughts profound
Or did the brain cell go bye.
I will never tell.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 18d

Frank Haiku Series 3
00011 - It's a Dirty Job

When dad does laundry
I am there to supervise.
I deserve more treats.

#CatsOfBluesky #poetry

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Frank The Kitten @frankthekitten.bsky.social · 19d

He doesn't learn, lol.

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