Doggone Dog Contest

DOG DAY AFTERNOON

Old hound takes a nap in the shade of the trees
No pep, no sap, no afternoon breeze

He's much too lazy to chase the neighborhood cat
Who sauntered on by, and smugly sat

She taunts and preens, this feline brat
Hound opens one eye, scratches this and that

Too lazy to notice the bothersome cat
So Miss Cat curls up to take a nap

The hound, the cat, snooze side by side
Till the afternoon sun bids the day goodbye

Old hound wakes up, yawns and stretches
Miss Cat wakes too, her behind itches

They groom, and lick and scratch their fleas
No modesty, they bathe with ease

Then the hound stands up, with change of heart
He starts to growl, that's when trouble starts!

Miss Cat perks up, the tables are turned
She attacks full force, her neighbor is spurned!

Now things are as normal, as they can be
Old hound chases Miss Cat...right up the tree!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Brown Avatar
September 21, 2010 at 3:43 AM
Congratulations Carrie on your win in Andrea Dietrich's contest "The Doggone Dog Contest". Love, Carol
Roberts Avatar
September 20, 2010 at 9:59 AM
cute one , congrats on your win in the contest
Sweetheart Avatar
September 18, 2010 at 6:29 PM
Congrats Carrie on your big win in Andrea's contest.. another great poem..another great victory tonight ..enjoy with luv..
Dietrich Avatar
September 18, 2010 at 3:31 PM
Carrie, I just loved the picture you had created of a dog day afternoon, the two animals together, peacefully and then "back to the old games." Great entry to my contest and big Congrats. Luv, Andrea
Johnson Avatar
September 18, 2010 at 12:28 PM
Grat cat and dog story. congrtulations on your 3rd place. Love, Joyce
Tideswell Avatar
August 27, 2010 at 11:46 AM
Carrie this is great, I love the meter and rhyme in your couplets & I agree with Gerard, it's like a classic cartoon, so visual ~ Sharon :)
White Avatar
August 27, 2010 at 8:53 AM
Jeeeee's I was feeling like I was going to take a nap too. Excellent writing sweetie. Very enjoyable!
Keogh Jr. Avatar
August 25, 2010 at 5:40 PM
You get a top mark from me because this reminds me of Sylvester and the bulldog in those brilliant Warner Brothers cartoons. God, you had me laughing with this one. If I could send you back in time with your husband, I land you for six weeks out in Burbank in the 40's or 50's to see Bogart, Davis and them all and script a few of those. I think that you would be good at it. Woo Woo He agrees. MEow! She doesn't Why that little... Regards, Gerard
Mehta Avatar
August 24, 2010 at 8:29 PM
A wonderful entry to the contest, Carrie. Things are normal and Old hound chases Miss Cat... nice wording. Carrie
Blakeley Avatar
August 24, 2010 at 7:04 PM
Very good, I liked it...well written.
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