Friday Haiku: Opposites Distract

by Not That Mike The Other Mike on September 25, 2009

Black cat with white trim
Cuddles white bun with black eye
Your verse adds color

koko and rosie

Sender-inner Carolyne says:  “Yesterday afternoon we found our cat Koko had managed to lift the gate and climb in to Rosie, our bunny’s pen. Rosie didn’t seem too thrilled but let Koko cuddle up to her anyway. Maybe it’s time for another cat…”

{ 110 comments }

1 Carol | Stress Eating 09.25.09 at 5:44 am

Oh, how sweet! I love this!

2 Katiedid 09.25.09 at 5:44 am

Softest of pillows
I dream of fluffy bunnies
Bunny disapproves

3 susan l 09.25.09 at 5:46 am

bunny plans surprise
when cat wakes from his slumber
the hilarity!

4 Sharon Rose 09.25.09 at 5:49 am

Don’t separate them! Buns and cattle make great friends. I usually recommend introducing a kitten to adult rabbit to avoid bloodshed, but it looks like these two are playing nicely. Google “the Language of Lagomorphs” so you can interpret your bun’s body language. Her ears and legs to the side say that’s one happy and relaxed rabbit!

5 Katiedid 09.25.09 at 5:49 am

We love each other
But her parents disapprove
Koko <3's Rosie

6 Christine 09.25.09 at 5:50 am

I’ll tell our people
That you gave me this black eye.
So you’d better leave.

7 Resriechan (formerly L, NTA) 09.25.09 at 5:54 am

(sorry, I gots no Haiku but)

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww !!!! Tres adorable !!!

(if Ed’s aren’t maxed-out w/ Tags, may I humbly suggest adding “Matchingks”???
Pwweeeeez???? )

[...but they don't match. - Ed.]

8 Kivrin 09.25.09 at 5:55 am

Kitteh wants to spoon
Bunny rabbit disapproves
What a perfect pair

9 Heather in Oregon 09.25.09 at 5:58 am

And they call it bunny love….isn’t that how the song goes? ;)

10 gizmo 09.25.09 at 5:58 am

Its all black and white
The world has lost its colors
Kodachrome is dead

[All the crap I learned...
[It's a wonder I can think...
[Time for a mocha - Ed.]

11 Stunbunny 09.25.09 at 5:58 am

I’m sorry about
The sock in the eye, but you know
The heat vent is mine

12 Kentucky Kitty 09.25.09 at 6:03 am

the ebony and
the ivory living in
good old harmony

13 Wvaden 09.25.09 at 6:11 am

If you’re thinking ’bout
My Bunny, it don’t matter
If you’re black or white

14 bookmonstercats 09.25.09 at 6:20 am

Bun with eye liner,
Kit-teh with striped nosicle,
White picket fence – aahn!

15 Courtney S. 09.25.09 at 6:21 am

Kit and Bun at odds:
Bun is not a teddy bear.
Disapproval: MAX.

16 wannadance 09.25.09 at 6:35 am

white is no color
black is all the shades combined.
love is everything.

17 Miss Kitka 09.25.09 at 6:38 am

Koko purrs softly
Beside Rosie’s tiny head
Don’t be afraid dear

18 kasia 09.25.09 at 6:42 am

“Maybe it’s time for another cat.”

LOL!

This just really made my day :)

19 Jenn 09.25.09 at 6:46 am

What’s black and white and
Cute all over? CO knows
The color of love.

20 Labramama 09.25.09 at 6:50 am

I adore Edward
But sometimes he looks at me
Toothily. — Bella.

21 Metz 09.25.09 at 6:52 am

Made for each other
our love is more than skin deep
now leave us alone

Love is color blind.
No mysteries here, we love
and dream together.

Shhh, he’s asleep now
I’ll slip away for Equine love
The meals are better

22 Melissa 09.25.09 at 6:58 am

Mean Mother insists
No inter-species marriage
Let’s go to Vegas

[Throw money away?
[I'm going to Disneyland!
[We'll have more fun there... - Ed.]

23 Hon Glad 09.25.09 at 7:04 am

Haikud be happy with you
If youkud be happy with me
I’d be contented to live anywhere
What would I care
As long as you were there

(apologys to Sandy Wilson)

24 Rachael 09.25.09 at 7:07 am

no fence is too high
no obstacle so great as
to keep us apart

love is love is love
whether black or white or plaid
friends forevermore

25 Trabb's Boy 09.25.09 at 7:08 am

Kitty sleeps, content
Bun remembers Michel Moore’s
Pets or Meat movie.

26 Michelle 09.25.09 at 7:10 am

Lovers: Black and White,
“My dear, I hope you don’t mind,
I got some on you…”

27 Theresa 09.25.09 at 7:12 am

“Opposites distract”?
I seem to recall a song
By Paula Abdul.

28 gryt 09.25.09 at 7:20 am

H o w kyoot are Koko’s paws around the bunneh? Eep!

29 Katrina 09.25.09 at 7:22 am

Can you imagine
how much soft fur we could shed
on the new sofa?

30 Annapolitan 09.25.09 at 7:24 am

Sleeping with my hun
Arm thrown across your shoulders
No wait, you’re a bun!

31 pyrit 09.25.09 at 7:27 am

Vegetarian!
Carnivore! Carnivore! Yeah!
It’s not black or white

32 Squirly 09.25.09 at 7:31 am

Tuxedo, hoto
cuddle up in the sunlight
bunneh needs Xanax

33 Juno 09.25.09 at 7:33 am

Koko hugs bun, thinks,
“Hosenpfeffer, anyone?”
Run, Rosie! Run fast!!

34 Theo 09.25.09 at 7:35 am

Add border collie
Bookended on the far side
Fancy rat in front

35 Saffron 09.25.09 at 7:35 am

Cat whispers softly,
“Bunneh, go steal the food bag”
Buns make good minions.

36 Eris 09.25.09 at 7:39 am

@Stunbunny – good one!

37 Nickel 09.25.09 at 7:39 am

You are all extremely fabulous.

38 doggabone 09.25.09 at 7:42 am

@Sharon Rose

Found it (http://language.rabbitspeak.com/rabbittalk.html ), thanks for referencing it. Fun to read. I liked this bit, under the section on relaxed poses:

A resting rabbit has several body positions to indicate just how comfortable and happy with the world it is. As a general rule, the harder it is to get up from a position quickly and run, the more the rabbit is indicating that it’s relaxed and comfortable.

Usually when a rabbit flops near another it shows how comfortable it is with the other, but with rabbits that are not good friends it can actually be used as a mild insult. When used in this way it means something similar to the “I don’t care about you” insult described later, but more like “I’m happy and you’re a miserable excuse for a rabbit, so there.”

That could be a happy bun in the photo, or it could be a disdainful one! Those cat ears are hardly up to bunny snuff.

39 Resriechan (formerly L, NTA) 09.25.09 at 7:53 am

@ Ed: oh, ok — I thought the B & W splotches were sufficiently matchy.

You’re the Ed., so be it !!
Peace.

40 Paunchie 09.25.09 at 8:15 am

sea kittens are real?
oh I still got pink peeg spas
on the brain, sorreh

poor kitteh needs a
sleeping pal, so let’s give her
a massage and kees

41 kzgz 09.25.09 at 8:16 am

Frowning bun thinks “Dude.
You’re invading my space here.
Your breath smells like fish.”

42 pyrit 09.25.09 at 8:16 am

Bunnies need bunnies
Where are this bunnie’s buddies?
Someone’s splitting hares

43 Theresa 09.25.09 at 8:23 am

Theo, don’t forget
Another tux wearer,
Boston terriers.

[Amazon Kindle
[Add salt and pepper to taste
[Serve cold with Shamu - Ed.]

44 annie 09.25.09 at 8:24 am

Our fur is happy
Shiny Yin and Glossy Yang
Kit Bun Kit Bun Kit!

45 pyrit 09.25.09 at 8:32 am

Basement/ceiling cat
Has split purrsonality
Saintly bun furgives

46 Katiedid 09.25.09 at 8:35 am

Punchie

Sea kittens sound cool
But really they are slimy
Not cute fuzzy cats

47 E Z Reader 09.25.09 at 8:38 am

Hon Glad – great reference. Could be “poor little Pierrette…” also. but Haiku wouldn’t fit. Fancy, just fancy, you remembering…

48 MissKitty 09.25.09 at 8:40 am

“furgives” lol… I see what you did there.

Kitteh is confused
“We match, but you got huge ears.
Oh well. We spoon now.”

49 Sher 09.25.09 at 8:43 am

pyrit, “Someone’s splitting hares.” Love it! *sniggle* [um, that's a snort and a giggle] :)

50 AuntieMame 09.25.09 at 8:44 am

Bunneh-kitteh lurve
Monochromatically sweet
Oh so floofy, too

(Is anyone else having trouble with ICHC and IHAH displaying weird?)

51 pyrit 09.25.09 at 8:47 am

Kitty Oreo
Goes nice with bunana split.
Needs choclit chip(monk)

.
.
.
ok I’m done have fun!

52 Mud Bug 09.25.09 at 8:48 am

Hmmm….Coordination.
They can “Make it work”,
said in Tim Gunn voice.

53 BouvieGal 09.25.09 at 8:58 am

I see grayscale here
oh wait bunneh has pink ears
Now CMYK

[ :lol: - Ed.]

54 Dilly 09.25.09 at 9:06 am

“Hey babe, you wanna…?”
he says, but sadly I am
just not in the mood.

55 kzgz 09.25.09 at 9:20 am

perhaps a panda
could be squished into the frame
if he/she were small

56 Tony James 09.25.09 at 9:25 am

When in Land Of Cats,
security under paw
of puss. Bunny knows.

Monochromekitteh
takes wabbit safety classes.
Sleeps, dreams of lettuce.

Assimilation
Bunny becomes kitteh, or
is cat becoming?

So many questions
make kitteh and bunneh brains
yearn for sleepages.

Ebony kitteh
Ivory bunnehrabbit
Where is the keyboard?

Wonder of Stevie
Inspiration can come in
manifold forms, yes?

57 kzgz 09.25.09 at 9:27 am

@Dilly – yes! That was the other impression I got: “baby baby, do you know what I mean baby? C’mon now…”

58 Theresa 09.25.09 at 9:41 am

To Tony James:.
Don’t mess with Stevie,
He a musical genius!
Just step off, mofo.
(cf. the works of Eddie Murphy)

59 gillian 09.25.09 at 9:43 am

gizmo! great paul simon reference
wvaden-great mj ref…..
some clever folks today!

5am, wide awake
bunneh caught no zzz’s all night
not your next meal, cat!

working….more to follow

60 Blondie 09.25.09 at 9:48 am

A Kitty and A Bunny
Black and white mixing together
They call it puppy love….

61 pyrit 09.25.09 at 10:09 am

I think we should all start chanting, “gillian! gillian! gillian…!”

(Gregorian. Gregorian. Gregorian.)

62 gillian 09.25.09 at 10:10 am

many references
to black & white ani-mules
made by hip CO’s

many references
to musicians: simon, jacks
macca, stevie. more?

should too, remember
panda, orca, terriers
mon-all-chromatic

below should have been:

5a(m), wide awake
bunneh caught no zzz’s all night
not your next meal, cat!

previous haiku
violated protocol
excess syllables!

bunneh closed one eye
before white paint dumped on him
all black before that

lunch over…. more to come

63 gizmo 09.25.09 at 10:20 am

White bunnies, black cats
Is this good luck or bad luck?
Depends on your view

64 Kory 09.25.09 at 10:22 am

Dreaming through honk-shus
Hugging my new bestest friend
Who’s all like, “As if!”

65 Rooanne 09.25.09 at 10:24 am

I have to try a haiku so I can post MY cat/rabbit pic (hope link works)

My bun loves my cat
cat tolerates the bun
secretly likes him

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellamae8/3953765430/in/photostream/

66 ShinyHappyGoth 09.25.09 at 10:31 am

doggabone – Happiness or disdain, one thing it does not denote is tension. That is certainly a bunny at ease.

67 Tony James 09.25.09 at 10:36 am

Basement cat, with splash
of Ceiling. Ceiling bun with
sprinkling of Basement.

So it is with life,
dearly beloved, nothing
is all good or bad.

Within the heart of
Basement Cat is the desire
to be good, righteous.

And Ceiling Bun, while
seemingly sweet and docile,
conceals wickedness.

68 thorn 09.25.09 at 10:50 am

didn’t read label
wash kitty in cold water
or colors may bleed

69 Rachael 09.25.09 at 10:52 am

Rooanne, that’s a great picture! Kitty’s lyin’ if he says he doesn’t like the bun. :)

70 Joy 09.25.09 at 11:00 am

Alice Cooper Bun
Thinks “welcome to my nightmare”
As black cat sneaks in.

71 Rafe 09.25.09 at 11:05 am

The bun with black eye
Permanently looks surprised
‘Chill’ says kitteh friend

‘I AM chill’ says bun
‘Getting ready for cat nap’
Sounds good to kitteh

72 MsBunky 09.25.09 at 11:06 am

Koko and Rosie
Dream of Oreo cookies
Someone pass the milk

73 pounce 09.25.09 at 11:13 am

One is black, one white
We don’t care about colour
Our hearts beat the same

74 Tony James 09.25.09 at 11:22 am

I am the cat that
walks by himself. And to me
all places are ‘like.

But I am the cat
that sleeps with his friends. Like this
bunny rabbit here.

75 Rafe 09.25.09 at 11:39 am

Me and my shadow
Curl up together for naps
Only I can’t sleep

Cat shadow sleeps fine
Maybe I should take lessons
On how to relax

76 victoreia 09.25.09 at 11:47 am

Kitty is all “My bun!”

77 Charlie 09.25.09 at 11:55 am

Opposites Attract
but fluff and fur
are we so different?

78 Suzanne 09.25.09 at 12:02 pm

black and white black and
white black and white black and white
migraines really suck

79 Mary (the first) 09.25.09 at 12:05 pm

Kitteh tries “guy liner”…
Needs lessons.. Bun’s the perfect
One to demonstrate.

80 Mary (the first) 09.25.09 at 12:06 pm

(see, cuz the guyliner got all over him instead of .. well .. you get it.. right?)

81 Mike L 09.25.09 at 12:16 pm

Bun with two black eyes
You can’t tell her anything
She’s not heard ‘least twice

[Well, that's dark. And offensive. DIAF much? - Ed.]

82 pyrit 09.25.09 at 12:16 pm

Suzanne – Hee Haa! LOL! Ooh, until the last line. Feel better.
But I loved the intro!

83 ceejoe 09.25.09 at 12:44 pm

very long Friday
wish I could nap with these buds
would make all better

84 Fleurdamour 09.25.09 at 1:01 pm

It’s like Asian philosophy – interspecies snorgling out the yin-yang.

85 Happycat 09.25.09 at 1:02 pm

Lazin’ in a beam
of sunlight – we are very
snoozin together

86 Susan 09.25.09 at 1:09 pm

Cat says to rabbit:
Come to my house for dinner.
Guest of honor? You.

87 lena 09.25.09 at 1:16 pm

there’s ying and there’s yang
all cuddled up together
perfect harmony

88 Wend 09.25.09 at 1:33 pm

Suzanne…hope you feel better soon.

89 Rooanne 09.25.09 at 1:57 pm

Thanks Rachel. I’ve been dying to show off my babies!! We get along well for 3 diferent species.

90 Suzanne 09.25.09 at 2:21 pm

Cure for migraines is
interspecies snorgeling
and Cute Overload peeps

Migraine was going
until circular convo
with opposing atty

want to go home now
and huff a kitteh or two
contemplate atty’s end.

91 Kathryn 09.25.09 at 2:43 pm

When cat and bun play
Who can be the softestest
Everybody wins!

92 dub1 09.25.09 at 4:47 pm

On warm fall asphalt
Cat dreams, spooning toasty bun
Bow chicka bow wow

93 Happycat 09.25.09 at 5:11 pm

@dub1 snort…bow chick bow wow??!!?
Yer showin’ yer age, totally!

94 Queen of Dork 09.25.09 at 5:53 pm

I don’t have a haiku but…Wow Rooanne! Great picture. Your bunny looks so happy with his pal that he has even forgotten to be disapproving! He even looks like he’s smiling.

95 dub1 09.25.09 at 8:05 pm

A challenge! Ok, then, even olderer then newerer pop cult ref:

Cat fails rabbit test.
Bun sez, ‘Shoulda put a ring
On it. Whoa oh oh.’

96 nisielli 09.25.09 at 10:16 pm

Just why, may I ask,
Are all the Friday Haikus
About two species

…….cuddling?

97 nisielli 09.25.09 at 10:17 pm

Besides the one about the cat in the fish tank, but that’s still two specieseses.

98 Mrs. Lackey 09.25.09 at 10:34 pm

retractable claws…
thank god you’re not double-paw’d…
no sudden movements!

99 Helena Montana 09.26.09 at 2:36 am

That rabbit is all, oh, shoot, now I’m lunch.

100 Katrina 09.26.09 at 10:09 am

Rooane- such wonderful animal companions, bless you all with peace and harmony.

101 Queen of Dork 09.26.09 at 10:32 am

Maybe it’s too early at CO Headquarters but I’m having Caturday withdrawals. :) Anykitteh? Anykitteh? *making the universal-squeaky-pursed-lips-to-try-to-summon-cat sounds*

102 Corve DaCosta 09.26.09 at 5:27 pm

the cutest pics ever …love em

103 Teresa 09.26.09 at 6:05 pm

AWW :D The kitty must think that the bunny is a strange looking cat that needs a friend while the bunny thinks the kitty is a strange looking bunny that need a friend :D Something to think about :D

104 Mike L 09.26.09 at 7:30 pm

I’m glad you remember me, Ed. :) I was going for dark, but humorous. They’re not necessarily at odds. I’ll behave more in the future.

[As I'm sure you'd expect me to behave in your house. And, you know, I never found that Ralph Kramden character to be very funny either. - Ed.]

105 yanne 09.26.09 at 8:54 pm

have you guys ever read japanese manga SENTARO??? it’s abt a bunny that has a kitten as his bestfriend. Cute!:)

106 Annie @ Moontree Studios 09.27.09 at 1:39 pm

I confess i snorked
[briefly] at Mike’s dark humor.
Am i terribuhls?

I sometumes read Cute
Overload and Fark dot com
back to back- crazy!

PS i also live with, and adore, a companionable kitty and bunny.

107 Lauralyloo 09.28.09 at 4:22 pm

Koko looks so much like my dear departed Flossie, it’s actually a little scary but I can’t help but go awww. Floss never would have cuddled up next to a bunbun though lol

108 SusaninMI 09.28.09 at 6:16 pm

Bun says no fangs yet . . .
I’m starting to get hopeful
This could turn out cool.

109 SusaninMI 09.28.09 at 6:19 pm

Buns thinks all the girls
I knew when I was single
Were in color, none cats.

110 Jackie 09.29.09 at 3:42 am

The bunny is looking at the camera, like he’s thinking..”I am NOT okay with this.”

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