Dog Poems | Examples of Dog Poetry

WORSE THAN DOGS Mi step off di docks, salt burn in mi chest, Suit sharp-press, hope pin to mi vest. Windrush blood, calypso fire, Dreams of gold — meet cold barbed wire. “Welcome,” dem sneer wid a crooked grin, Door slam shut — all ‘cause a mi skin. Signs in window cut like knives: NO BLACKS. NO DOGS. NO IRISH. — lives. But truth...

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frost glazed lawn - first winter without paw prints ...

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Always beside me No matter where I am going She sits there she's watching If my tears are all gone Her eyes they are asking Today we go home? I wish I could tell her What we escape from Im glad she can't understand We run from the storm. Her heart is so pure now Silent...

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Laughter I laughed with a Pride, My laugh was lost with a shame . Smile faded away like hot air. Jokes where bad towards me . Anger spread like a disease, disease that killed my laughter. I used to feel the laughter in my stomach. Where is my smile? My life had changed, Smile also changed. Hateness became a friend. Why it...

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On a sunny day, we went to get a dogie. Driving the back roads, Excitement was in the air. Would our new pet be waiting? We looked all over, surprise ~ there sat my angel, heaven had touched earth....

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A DOG'S LIFE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I reign as king in a sovereignty supreme. I sit by your side gazing, the world whizzing by. From a rolled down window, a kaleidoscope of colors mesmerize. My ears flapping wildly, a joyful delight. The rush of air, a thrill to my canine soul. As we speed along, the highway our open road. The engine purrs, a...

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sun-dried, saltwater-rusted bench sits above cherry bricks undulating like pan-fried bacon strips, by the streetlamp where lazy dogs whine at once and also lose their bladders and imagine chuletas in the beaconed street's limelight...

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CANINE KING ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ He was a dachshund extraordinaire, a canine king with a luxurious coat most fair. He ruled our neighborhood with nary a care, his tail wagging wildly, his ears flapping in the air. His little legs moved swiftly, patrolling the streets quite deftly. He...

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polka dot curtains in the form of dotted swiss light and airy, fuzzy and bumpy, minute and white polka dotted pillows in reds, blues and oranges unusual in grandma’s house; everything here usually has a dog on it She has a dog-print couch, dog-paw-print carpeting, dog apron, dog dishtowel, dog toilet paper holder. Maybe this is her idea of branching out? Where...

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A tiger cuddling in my lap my dog observed mouth agape I said to my dog ...

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dog stricken with cancer; euthanized. out of her m i s e r y; dog owner hollowed out by deep grief; best friend, gone! ...

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Gabby wailful goes wane Gassy wagtail Gruff white-livered Grudging walleyed Grubby wanton Grouchy warlike Great weasel Gross-out wicked Grizzle whiney Going in will-o'-the-wisp Going with his big baby ...

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A dog is love. Love is a dog. You always love me. Of course, I love you, too. You run fast. Sometimes I miss you. But you always come back to me. I was so happy to see you! Recently, though, you haven't been able to run fast. I walk with you slowly. You stare at me. I stare at you, too. You want to run fast. I...

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If Not For Love by Michael R. Burch, circa age 18 The little child who cries, brushing sleep from startled eyes, might not have awakened from her dreams to fill the night with plaintive screams if not for love. The little collie pup who tore the sofa up and pleads here in a mournful crouch, might not have ripped apart the couch if not for love. And...

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A Dog’s Joy (For Lily) A dog’s joy Is All inclusive. (7/24/25)...

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