At the Dog House

Visiting friends with some visiting dogs
As well as the two of their own,
Was to be the receiver of licks gone amok,
The slobbiest ones I have known.

For canines get cozy the minute they sense
That you'll be both receptive and kind
And then they unleash their affection as if
You're the best friend that they'll ever find.

So it was an evening of nuzzles and drool
And tail thumps and smooches galore,
More doggie love given in one single night
Than I've ever been given before.

When we said our goodnights, with the dogs at the door,
We were not the attraction we'd been;
For to them, we had passed like a ship in the night,
Though their slobber was still on my skin.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Johnson Avatar
April 26, 2014 at 7:07 PM
I have sat here for ten minutes and can't write anything witty or otherwise. Nice Poem. :) I'm so tired.
Roberts Avatar
April 25, 2014 at 9:37 AM
Ilene a universal experience, great you had the words to say so much for all dog lovers, must look out a canine perception to share Mike
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