And now she was left.
Bones freezing, ears daring to prick up.
Her body failing to go on alert due to pure exhaustion.
Out of the corner of her soggy eye she saw a figure.
All of the energy left in her piled together.
She stood up.
It’s National Hot Dog Day,
Let’s all celebrate!
I’ll have mine with mustard and ketchup,
And maybe relish on my plate.
Piled high with onions,
Chili, or some cheese,
I’ll eat my favorite hot dog—
Can I have a footlong, please?
Wait… what does footlong even mean?
stale bread, rotten fruits...
urchins feed from garbage bins ---
dawn of god's kingdom?
Dogs
rug hogs,
no respect
as they make nests.
Old,
still bold~
stealing treats
and craving sweets.
Ruff
ruff ruff,
understand
as they demand
fidelity
from you/me,
they stay
fae.
Magical friends
make amends,
canine
fine!
they hurt my ears mom
loud pops outside window
I hide under bed
All dogs go to heaven
But the good ones
Go there faster
(6/23/26)
some, not all, poets do as dogs do, fight each other most of the time!
The cat sat on the …er… rug
(He thought the mat would be too obvious)
Snarling and spitting at the … dog,
Who sat there totally omniferous.
He reckoned a Rotweiler shouldn’t be intimidated
By a mere cat; but it gets complicated.
When the feline suddenly said “ha ha ha,”
The canine remembered he was only a Chihuahua
And that the cat was considerably bigger.
In fact it was a Bengal Tiger!
All this occurred in Devon.
I wonder if Chihuahuas go to heaven.
Deep in Isreals prisons so drear, there is such abaesment, it brings me to tears.'
Accounts of men, violated by dogs maybe
Also women.? And the guards? Are they
human or just filthy hogs.? I'd heard such
Horror stories was it last year.? I dismissed
Such as miss-information.' Yet now more
Amplification reaches my ears, some idf
Thugs have broken.. Under the pressure and strain, they corroberate victim statements
There are medical reports..All seems insane.' Once I was in deep sympathy with
That Isreali state as a whole.' Now i am
Sickened and dissmissive, at these most
Shamefull acts that have stole, humam faith and dignity, i wish it were not so.'
I have now no choice, but to turn around to leave
Such sick; sick acts, now force me (so to do !)
There was once a black cat called Halloween
Thought his bad luck was certain and foreseen
But he shared the wealth
Kept none for himself
Then rebranded himself as the May Queen
It's raining, pouring cats and dogs
Do I care, no let it rain frogs
Happy as Larry
Today I marry
Down the aisle in my bridle togs.
Even if the sun fails to shine
This day is for me and for mine
What'er the weather
We get together
All's in for a magical time.
Cats sweetly meow and they purr
Dogs bark very loud to concur
So in the rainfall
You will hear their call
Getting soaking wet through their fur.
So let cats and dogs have their fun
Let them out when rain has begun
Splashing in puddles
Expecting cuddles
Sorry cats and dogs, that’s not on.
It is raining cats and dogs I see
Weather forecast says it’s mostly beastly
Umbrellas ain’t no good
Can’t go out for food
We’ll just stay home and watch AKC/CFA* on TV
*American Kennel Club/Cat Fanciers Association
my dogs know several phrases
nothing like sit, beg, stay
they know night-night
it has them running to the bed
If they both jump up, the mattress slides off
because that is two hundred and fifty pounds of dogs
I have to figure out a way to contort my body around them
they know outside
it means they run to the front door
which now I can barely open, because they are both in front of it
they know snack
it means they turn and look at Daddy, expecting cheese or bologna
No one spoils them more than Daddy
our doors are unlocked
country living advantage
having dogs help
no one would dare open that door
their barks frighten grizzly bears and Taylor Swift
She may be less
than impressed
that I am writing this
a somewhat
less than haiku
after all
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