Got this in an email a few weeks ago. Seems appropriate for this tribe:

Cat Haiku----

       The food in my bowl
       Is old, and more to the point
       Contains no tuna.
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       So you want to play.
       Will I claw at dancing string?
       Your ankle's closer.
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       There's no dignity
       In being sick - which is why
       I don't tell you where.
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       Seeking solitude
       I am locked in the closet.
       For once I need you.
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       Tiny can, dumped in
       Plastic bowl. Presentation,
       One star; service: none.
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       Am I in your way?
       You seem to have it backwards:
       This pillow's taken.
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       Your mouth is moving;
       Up and down, emitting noise.
       I've lost interest.
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       The dog wags his tail,
       Seeking approval. See mine?
       Different message.
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       My brain: walnut-sized.
       Yours: largest among primates.
       Yet, who leaves for work?
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       Most problems can be
       Ignored. The more difficult
       Ones can be slept through.
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       The rule for today;
       Touch my tail
       I claw your hand.
       New rule tomorrow.
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       My affection is conditional.
       Don't stand up,
       It's your lap I love.
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       Cats can't steal the breath
       Of children. But if my tail's
       Pulled again, I'll learn.
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       I don't mind being
       Teased, any more than you mind
       A skin graft or two.
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       So you call this thing
       Your "cat carrier." I call
       These my "blades of death."
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       Toy mice, dancing yarn
       Meowing sounds. I'm convinced:
       You're an idiot.


       Dog Haiku

       I love my master,
       Thus I perfume myself with
       This long rotten squirrel.
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       I hate my choke chain
       Look, world, they strangle me! Ack!
       Ack Ack Ack Ack Ack!
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       I lie belly-up
       In the sunshine, happier than
       You will ever be.
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       Sleeping here, my chin
       On your foot, no greater bliss - well
       Maybe chasing cats.
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       Today I sniffed
       Many dog behinds, I celebrate
       By kissing your face.
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       Look in my eyes and
       Deny it. No human could
       Love you as much as I do.
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       I sound the alarm!
       Paperboy, come to kill us all!
       Look! Look! Look! Look! Look!
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       The cat is not all
       Bad, she fills the litter box
       With Tootsie Rolls.
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       I sound the alarm!
       Mailman, come to kill us all!
       Look! Look! Look! Look! Look!
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       Dig under fence, Why?
       Because it's there. Because it's
       There. Because it's there.
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       I lift my leg and
       Whiz on each bush. Hello Spot,
       Sniff this and weep.
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       I am your best friend,
       Now, always, and especially
       When you are eating.
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       How do I love thee?
       The ways are numberless as
       My hairs on the rug.
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       My human is home!
       I am so ecstatic I have
       Made a puddle.
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       My people's mood is
       Romantic, I lie near their
       Feet. I fart a big one.