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beneath the bushes
dashing shadow to shadow
the alley cat hides

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v2
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beneath the bushes
slinking shadow to shadow
the alley cat hunts

OR as a “silence” haiku

silence —
beneath the bushes
shadow to shadow
the alley cat slinks

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AND as a tanka
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11 a.m.
out the kitchen window — caught!
beneath the bushes
dashing shadow to shadow
the scruffy alley cat slinks

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