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Hurt like a dog on a leashI’m a dog stuck on a lease I’m stuck in this non release stupid thing why won’t let me go free?
Why don’t they care I got feelings too? And I can feel pain too I...
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Categories:
dog, abuse, anger, anxiety, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
Good Girl(Lada, 2020)
“Good Girl”
The archetypal relationship
Of man and dog
Shows the depths of our unity
Philosophy, religion, politics
Who cares, in the face
Of such relationship!?
(3/13/24)
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Categories:
dog, love,
Form: Narrative
MISSING YOUMISSING YOU
Every day I'm missing you
The first time I saw you my heart knew
As I saw you alone sitting there
At that time I realized no one cared
You were sitting in a metal cage
Just by looking...
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Categories:
death, dog, god, heaven,
Form: Rhyme
One of the Enduring Mysteries of Life - Answered at Last
Categories:
animal, cat, dog,
Form: Rhyme
Hog in the Fog
I saw a man walking his hog
It turned out it was just his dog
It sure did look real
But here is the deal
Hard to tell in...
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Categories:
animal, dog, funny, humor,
Form: Limerick
BABYSITTING A DOG
Our four grandchildren have grown up before our eyes…it’s hard to imagine that!
Which means it’s been years since they spent the night with us and Deborah and I babysat.
So, when our son and daughter-in-law asked...
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Categories:
dog,
Form: Rhyme
LAST BATTLELAST BATTLE
If I become too weak
And it's too hard for me to stand and sleep
I know deep in your heart
You don't want to do this
Please do whatever you see fit
But all this time together I'm...
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Categories:
best friend, dog, god,
Form: Rhyme
Rest In Peace, Hazel - Part IIIIt's been three months since the day when you died.
You were a wonderful dog and that can't be denied.
I remember the day when I bought you.
When you died, it was a terrible thing to go...
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Categories:
animal, death, dog, pets,
Form: Rhyme
THE ROAD TO HEAVENTHE ROAD TO HEAVEN
I know it's coming pretty soon your last day
And I know in my heart I have a lot to say
I could never imagine you being gone
I will always remember the day you...
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Categories:
best friend, blessing, dog,
Form: Rhyme
Cakecake
caramel iced
donut filled
with custard
if I was a dog
cake
cream layered
sugar topped
jam sponge
cake
this is what I
would roll in
...
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Categories:
dog, food, fun, funny,
Form: Light Verse
ADOPT AND RESCUE A CAT OR DOGADOPT AND RESCUE A CAT OR DOG
Adopt and rescue a cat or dog today
Don't wait for another day
Every cat and dog needs a forever home
So they can have a place to roam
All dogs and cats...
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Categories:
cat, dog, love,
Form: Rhyme
Categories:
animal, dog, sleep,
Form: Couplet
Conversing with his Puppy FredJohnny sat on the tire swing speaking to his pup
He stared at the ground, and he rarely looked up.
No one understood him as well as Fred, of course.
He had a cat, two bunnies, a chicken...
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Categories:
dog,
Form: Rhyme
DOGS IN HEAVENDOGS IN HEAVEN
When my daughter brought five dogs into my life
I would never imagine my family to be
Larger than life
It feels like God blessed us with one big family
It took me a little while to...
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Categories:
blessing, dog, feelings, god,
Form: Rhyme
Doggie and Puddy TatBeing shy Sassy used to run and hide
when a stranger she would spy
But the two old boys had none of that
they would eagerly go on a barking attack
Sassy watch them having fun
and before you knew...
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Categories:
dog, humor, pets,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Dog Poems
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