Best Petshome Poems
THE POUND
He looked at me with cautious eyes
As I walked by his cage
The white whiskers on his face
Attesting to his age
I wandered down the row of strays
Looking at them all
In hopes I'd find the perfect one
And ones homelessness forestall
There were several that I liked
Most jumping at their gate
Telling me how much they'd like
To escape their current fate
But somehow I could not forget
The old guy by the door
He wasn't cute or young or spry
There was something more
I went back and took another look
While he just sat and stared
As if to say I can't believe
That maybe someone cares
There was a sadness to his face
That stirred something inside
I knew he'd traveled rocky roads
Before being cast aside
This is the one I told them
He's going home with me
Put a collar on him
And I'll go pay the fee
And as I took him home that day
I knew right from the start
I had gained a faithful friend
And he had claimed my heart
Placed 2nd in Francine Roberts Pick A Pet contest
While riding home after having beer, two,
a friend of ours ended up covered in poo.
He was tipsy and feeling quite queasy,
for an old man, he got drunk very easy.
In the back seat waited his wife's favorite dog,
who suddenly landed in his lap like a log.
She started to squirm and whine very strong.
Never did find out why he had taken her along.
His wife said "I think she needs to go potty".
He didn't care, he slurred rather spotty,
"I just want to go home and go to bed".
But, that pup had other ideas in her head.
Louder, the pup whined out her painful cause,
at the window she scratched with her paws.
Still there on the lap of our drunken friend,
one mile from home, he wouldn't give in.
Natural body functions, being as they are,
intensified by the rough ride in the car,
would not be held back, though she tried all she could.
Can you see where this is leading? If not, you should.
Home now in sight, the pup in a panic,
her functions cut loose, with all the organics.
Not just a mere plop of a log, but loose stool.
There our friend sat...in the car...in a pool.
Down the front of his shirt, filling the pocket,
where his cell phone resided. I ain't gonna touch it!
Covering his lap in a sticky black goo,
it even ran down his pants, into his shoe.
He wasn't allowed into his own home.
Stripped out of his clothes, the hose, he was shown.
The pup stood right there just wagging her tail,
as if to say "AHhhhh! I feel very well"
We still laugh at our friends adventure to this day.
But, when we go for pizza, from the beer he stays away.
He no longer rides with the pup in the car,
and the pup, we all panic, when she goes to fart.
Entry for "Pet Sit Panic" contest
Hosted by: Sharon Tideswell
Placement: none
second contest placement: 2nd
*** This is a true story. The pup was a 65 pound Golden Retriever. Think about that
for a bit.
I went to the home of the man with the breed
the pups in the out house having a feed
as we approached,they jumped up at the gate
all except one that sat back and did wait
Springer Spaniel pups all white and brown
the one sat apart, puppys eyes, head down
she chose me, i know that for sure
i was drawn to Rose, her pedigree so pure
i took her home to my mam
a few weeks later training her with ham
i would keep her indoors then i would hide it
then would be " go Rose where is it"
she would follow my trail to where i have tracked
then in no time at all sh`ed have it back
i then started training her with more difficult things
other dogs simply throwing fetch and bring
then came the most hardest part
i cryed for days , it did break my heart
i had to part with her,`cos i moved home
no pets in my flat, i felt so alone.
Sponsor Francine Roberts
Contest Name Pick a Pet contest
8/7/11
If you talk to your flowers
And they start talking back
If they ask for a bite
When you’re having a snack
If they grab you and hug you
As you’re passing by
And your home is devoid
Of both spider and fly
Then its time for some action
To stop it expanding
For as it gets bigger
It gets more demanding
Insisting on beef steak
But much worse than that
You’ll get home one day
And be missing a cat
Its appetite growing
You’ll be feeling perplexed
Then, one day on the menu
You find you are next