Raising Pony Dogs inside a Housethey race in and out chasing each other with gusto and vim
oops spoke too soon two dog tails just ran back in
one jumps on the couch, and the other is up there too
they are pony dogs, one weighs 80, the other 122.
They love us to bits, have no idea how strong they are
One jumped to...
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Categories:
dog,
Form: Rhyme
A Man's Best Friendthe dog brings his leash
it’s time for our daily walk
I smile, his tail wags
...
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Categories:
animal, best friend, dog,
Form: Senryu
Glimpses
The grass waved hello
the birds called back.
Telegraph poles stood still
like tall slender trees.
the birds liked that.
the crickets a constant tickle in the ear,
swathes of brown grass bouncing back after drought,
three troughs haphazard on a patch without
any grass. Bare dark earth.
the raven makes its cry
under a bright grey sky,
on a swampy, sweaty day .
my dog...
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Categories:
appreciation, beauty, dog, earth,
Form: Free verse
Gunner
Gunner
What has woken you, Gunner? What is it you hear?
Can you sense the beat of heavy engines drawing near?
There’s been no alert, Gunner, the lads are all at ease.
But you know something’s up, don’t you? Won’t you tell us please?
I heard that little growl, Gunner, low and in your chest.
Is the time right now, Gunner?...
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Categories:
dog, war,
Form: Rhyme
For TuppenceBorn 31st July 2014 – Passed 16th July 2025
When shadows fell and nights grew long..
You came into my life.. a light, a song.
So soft, so sweet, with joy so true..
The world felt brighter just with you.
You made me laugh when I would cry..
A wagging tail, a knowing eye.
No judgment, just your steady grace..
Pure love reflected...
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Categories:
best friend, dog, heartbroken,
Form: Rhyme
Spock Got Dog Named Grock
Spock got rescued dog
He named it Elton Grock 4
It ate the homework
Of every person on earth ~
Then made stuff up - Babel Blurb...
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Categories:
dog, computer,
Form: Tanka
Feline ConfessionsI confess...
I'm a cat in
a human body
surrounded by
drooling
deluded dogs
I confess...
I spew doggerel
in a poetic
wasteland
as the wolves
claw their
verses
on electronic pages
and howl at
their unamused
muses
I confess...
I hide under a table
or
climb up a tree
as the dogs of war
merrily pant
while
mauling the world
I confess...
I'm guilty of living
in the wrong
country
on the wrong
planet
at the wrong
time
but will
soon exhaust
my nine lives
and...
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Categories:
cat, dark, dog, humorous,
Form: Free verse
CAT DOG OUCH-
cat hisses at dog
dog retaliates growls at
the fending purring
07/14/25
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.2025©
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Categories:
dog, addiction, adventure, anxiety, cat,
Form: Haiku
it's exhaustingit's exhausting
being so adorable
~ a rest well deserved
AP: Honorable Mention 2025...
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Categories:
appreciation, cute, dog, humorous,
Form: Haiku
puppys daymy puppy never walks
he runs until he drops
run run run run run
run run run run run
run run run
BAM
six-hour nap...
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Categories:
dog,
Form: Free verse
if you wake up with a stickif you wake up with a stick in your bed you have a dog
if the stick is chewed into eighteen pieces you have a puppy
if there is no stick you either do not have a dog
or your husband has pica...
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Categories:
dog,
Form: Free verse
digging to ChinaToday I fell into my puppy’s freshly dug hole
It was a long grimy terrifying fall
I woke up six hours later in Beijing with a broken leg...
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Categories:
dog,
Form: Light Verse
My Baby Doll - Part IXYou were my baby doll and I owned you for almost seven years.
You were my all time favorite dog and I wish you were still here.
You were very special, wonderful and unique.
When I found you dead, it was sad and bleak.
I had to dig a hole and bury you in the ground.
I would be happier...
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Categories:
anniversary, death, dog, pets,
Form: Rhyme
everything goes into a puppys mouthhe’s a puppy, everything goes into his mouth
piece of paper, spiral notebook, birthday card, screwdriver,
glass lightbulb, copper spring, nail gun, jewelry,
When we hear his teeth clicking we try to see what he has
He runs from us
Fishing it out is not an option
He has super large teeth
We have to trade him something...
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Categories:
dog,
Form: Free verse
spent a lazy dayI spent today doing nothing
fell asleep on the couch
both dogs were lying on the floor
laid out flat on their backs, legs in the air
we would still be there happily snoring if a delivery had not happened
and if I had not needed to go to the bathroom...
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Categories:
dog,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Dog Poems
Read wonderful dog poetry on the following sub-topics:
cute, death, funny, grief, happy, heaven, kids, love, loss, memorial, old, rhyme, sad, sympathy
and more.
Definition | What is Dog in Poetry?
Poems Related to Dog
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