Who Needs Grandchildren?

I'm taking him to concerts out there on the lawn
have to sit and suffer
middle school jazz band
and pretend to like it with the rest of us
I'm taking him to the bank
and then to taco bell
maybe to the car wash
oh what the hell
we have to go to training
teaching in a pack
sometimes he wants to eat a small dog
yap yap yap
he heels like a champ now
but he wont come when I call
there's nothing better than dog love
nothing better at all
at night we get worn out walking
and then we sit and read
sometimes we have a moment
when we know our love is real
eye to eye and big dog kiss
who could want anything more than this?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Joseph Avatar
May 14, 2009 at 11:50 AM
No way - my sisters are besotted with their grandchildren, I am not interested in babies - Dogs are more satisfying companions without a doubt. Raising children was not that satisfying. However I now have an idea for writing about dog love vs puppy love - very different.
Guzzi Avatar
May 14, 2009 at 11:30 AM
LOL I thought you HAD a grandchild at the beginning and we're sorry to have wished for one and got it ..goodness...puppy love! check my necontest you'll fit right in! Light & Love
Devonshire Avatar
May 13, 2009 at 2:11 PM
Such a lively, uplifting tribute to the love of man's (and woman's) best friend! Isn't it great the way pets love us so unconditionally? Who else would be satisfied with a pat on the head and a bowl of food? Certainly, no one "could want anything more than this." Love it! Carolyn
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May 13, 2009 at 12:19 PM
This is very well structured poem.... welldone! - jeremiah
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