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Three Haiku Wednesday-Pumpkin

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Mike

© 2012 Michael Fiveson

my sleepy girl rests

her heartbeats are inside me

deep rooted and pure

she loves to lick me

goobered and slobbered with love

sweet kisses I know

her passing will hurt

more of me will die that day

still blessed by our time

70 thoughts on “Three Haiku Wednesday-Pumpkin”

Pat Bean on July 4, 2012 at 10:17 am said:

Pumkin’s beautiful And your haiku captures her well.

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 11:30 am said:
  
  Thanks so much Pat. I’ll tell her.
  
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misty maples farm on July 4, 2012 at 10:22 am said:

A friend and I just had this conversation yesterday ~ it hurts so when they leave us, we swear we will never get another…I always do! So much love they give. Hug her for me please.
J

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 11:30 am said:
  
  Done. And thank you.
  
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The Jagged Man on July 4, 2012 at 10:29 am said:

Beautiful!

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 11:30 am said:
  
  You the man. Thanks.
  
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Soma Mukherjee on July 4, 2012 at 10:39 am said:

Pumpkin is such a cute name…beautiful haiku
I had a woof named Kutkut cos he made a strange noise like that when he was a pup…heartwarming both the shot and the haiku 🙂

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 11:28 am said:
  
  Kutkut, love it. Thanks Soma.
  
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Laurie Bartolo on July 4, 2012 at 10:42 am said:

Mike, your photos of sweet Pumpkin always make me smile. 🙂

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 11:27 am said:
  
  You look good smiling. You probably look good when you aren’t smiling too 🙂
  
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wolke205 on July 4, 2012 at 10:54 am said:

*sigh* Awww…that s so sweet…and I hope you will have several more years of joy with lovely Pumpkin 🙂

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 11:26 am said:
  
  Oh me too. Thank you Frauke.
  
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Lori on July 4, 2012 at 11:07 am said:

I wouldn’t want to live in a world without dogs. Blessings to you and your sweet Pumpkin!

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 11:26 am said:
  
  Lovely. Thank you.
  
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Karen Chandler on July 4, 2012 at 11:11 am said:

Sweet photo of your sleepy girl and lovely poem!

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 11:26 am said:
  
  Thanks Karen.
  
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Madhu on July 4, 2012 at 11:19 am said:

Beautiful Mike.

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 11:25 am said:
  
  Thanks Madhu.
  
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Lemony (Gr)Egghead on July 4, 2012 at 12:42 pm said:

Beautiful, moving words–tugged pretty hard at the heart strings. She’s a precious one, your Pumpkin.

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 2:03 pm said:
  
  That she is. By the way, I love this photo of you which I have looked at enlarged on your blog.You have quite a face.
  
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  - Lemony (Gr)Egghead on July 5, 2012 at 7:18 am said:
    
    Thank you for that nice compliment, Mike. My sister took that photograph of me. We were all playing “dress up” in my great grandmothers clothes (late 1800s)… 🙂
    
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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 2:17 pm said:
  
  Oh, and thank you.
  
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apronheadlilly on July 4, 2012 at 12:45 pm said:

😦

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 2:00 pm said:
  
  Lilly, I just took a pretty good picture of a lilly in my front yard. I am calling it the lillie of the west. Do you like lillies?
  
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  - apronheadlilly on July 4, 2012 at 2:31 pm said:
    
    Yes, except I’m allergic to stargazers. That’s kind of unfair, I think.
    
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mcolmo on July 4, 2012 at 12:46 pm said:

That was very sweet. I can’t think of the day any of my sweet kitties passes to pet heaven. I will be heart broken and a part of me will go with them for sure.

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 1:58 pm said:
  
  Will you still be able to see my blog in kitty heaven?
  (sorry, I couldn’t help myself)
  
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  - mcolmo on July 4, 2012 at 2:26 pm said:
    
    Maybe…. will you be able to see mine? 🙂
    
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  - m5son on July 4, 2012 at 2:29 pm said:
    
    That is a good question. Presently I have no link to kitty heaven, although my son has a stubby and pretty cat.
    
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  - mcolmo on July 4, 2012 at 2:36 pm said:
    
    Interesting fact Mike…, he seems to like kitties, like me. 😉
    
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  - m5son on July 4, 2012 at 2:37 pm said:
    
    You may marry my son.
    
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  - mcolmo on July 4, 2012 at 2:39 pm said:
    
    hahahahaha, he hasn’t proposed…, yet.
    
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  - m5son on July 4, 2012 at 2:47 pm said:
    
    Only because he hasn’t met you.
    
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  - mcolmo on July 4, 2012 at 3:08 pm said:
    
    Aww, that’s very sweet. I thought arranged marriages were a thing of the past, but if a blessing comes from a door ho, it must be a good one indeed. 😀
    
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  - m5son on July 4, 2012 at 3:53 pm said:
    
    Do you have a dowry?
    
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  - mcolmo on July 4, 2012 at 4:10 pm said:
    
    Do I have a dowry?
    Well, I do have a property under my name, but unfortunately, it has a mortgage attached to it, so it all depends on the dower, I guess.
    
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  - m5son on July 4, 2012 at 4:16 pm said:
    
    I will sell my handsome son to the highest bidder with the biggest dowry! Please don’t tell him I’m doing this.
    
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  - mcolmo on July 4, 2012 at 5:26 pm said:
    
    In that case I don’t think I’ll be a high bidder, in terms of money, but there are many other things I can bet on and those, my friend, are the ones money can’t buy. 😉
    
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  - m5son on July 4, 2012 at 5:27 pm said:
    
    hmmmm.
    
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  - mcolmo on July 4, 2012 at 11:17 pm said:
    
    Think about it. After all, you worship old rusty & decaying doors! 🙂
    
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George Weaver on July 4, 2012 at 12:46 pm said:

We see them sleeping like this for years, but we watch them sleeping like this when they are growing old. She looks so beautiful and content in her life, Mike. I’m not a sentimentalist, but she brings a bit of water to my old eyes. I feel the haiku too.

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 1:56 pm said:
  
  You are a wise and intelligent woman George.
  Thank you.
  
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Cold Dead Heart on July 4, 2012 at 1:28 pm said:

She’s so adorable..I want to scratch her belly.

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 1:51 pm said:
  
  She’ll goober you.
  
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Chillbrook on July 4, 2012 at 2:05 pm said:

Such a beautiful dog and your haiku are lovely Mike.

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 2:07 pm said:
  
  Thanks chill brother.
  
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gordonmichaelsutton on July 4, 2012 at 2:47 pm said:

Very moving, Mike.

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 2:54 pm said:
  
  Right from my soul, as you can tell. Thank you.
  
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Photobooth Journal on July 4, 2012 at 2:54 pm said:

The first one made me happy and sad, Mike. I hope Pumpkin is well!

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 2:56 pm said:
  
  She appears to be just fine. Good energy for walks. Eating good. Just a tired picture of her. Thank you Kat.
  
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snowbirdpress on July 4, 2012 at 4:06 pm said:

his head on my knee
how quickly the joy
returns again!

I pray the joy shall never leave your heart… love/joy always has a moment of hurt… but the joy for this moment is worth it.

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 4:09 pm said:
  
  🙂
  
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rumpydog on July 4, 2012 at 8:39 pm said:

Lovely! And I can relate….

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 8:42 pm said:
  
  Thanks dog.
  
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Michael Glover on July 4, 2012 at 8:53 pm said:

Really enjoying your haiku’s Mike!

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 9:01 pm said:
  
  And I your very kind comments, Michael.
  
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Kirsten Dinesen on July 4, 2012 at 10:15 pm said:

Your blog has become one of my most favorite places to visit…..your Three Haiku – Pumpkin …make for one….. really beautifully expressed sentiment…that each and every person who is owned by a pet… can well relate!!

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- m5son on July 4, 2012 at 10:30 pm said:
  
  Thank you Kirsten. Greatly appreciate this generous comment.
  
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EllaDee on July 4, 2012 at 10:51 pm said:

Great haiku. We trust them with our hearts because we can even though we know they”ll break.

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- m5son on July 5, 2012 at 7:21 am said:
  
  Thank you and you are right of course.
  
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nokotahorse on July 6, 2012 at 12:53 am said:

Your Pumpkin is sweet, two dogs are sleeping in front of me right now, they’re half way thru life and will leave a big gap one day, but the good they bring now is huge. Time is limited, but life is unmeasurable. Thanks for your words and photos 🙂

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- m5son on July 6, 2012 at 6:45 am said:
  
  Very nice comment, thank you.
  
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niasunset on July 8, 2012 at 8:00 am said:

Blessing her, she is so adorable. Love and kisses, 🙂
Thank you dear Mike, love, nia

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The Lioness on July 9, 2012 at 2:46 pm said:

Loved your words about Pumpkin and the inevitability of an older animals demise. My cat Sushi is between 12 -14 and I cherish out time together.

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- m5son on July 9, 2012 at 3:07 pm said:
  
  Good name for a kitty, sushi. Continued time together. Thank you.
  
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Sylver Blaque on July 20, 2012 at 7:17 am said:

God, this is beautiful. Completely made my day. (Am still in denial about such darling animals passing…can’t handle the thought. What would the world be w/out sweet Pumpkin?)

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- m5son on July 20, 2012 at 7:25 am said:
  
  It would be about memories, grief, loss, tears, and emptiness.
  
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Pablo Buitrago on July 20, 2012 at 8:53 am said:

Beautiful shot with beautiful words.

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- m5son on July 20, 2012 at 9:08 am said:
  
  Thank you Pablo. She is my sweet love.
  
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twoblackdoggies on October 12, 2012 at 7:28 pm said:

Such beautiful (and sad) words for your gorgeous Pumpkin

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