Long Watchdog Poems

Medieval Poems



Wulf and Eadwacer
(Old English circa 990 AD)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

My people pursue him like crippled prey.
They'll rip him apart if he approaches their pack.
We are so different!

Wulf's on one island; I'm on...

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Well I could write endlessly about Frankie my cute English bulldog,
But when it comes to being a good watchdog, she’s closer to a log.
I do however have a pet that notifies us if someone is...

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Schiff: What a pack of pitiable goons! For their proper errand, merely a lick and a promise; And for unpaid pizzas, hundreds of licks and hundreds of smacks! Too sad.  
Cooper: In fact they're...

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Sassy the Assassinator

Sassy is a lapdog, not a large bird-dog  
She likes to chase hopping bullfrogs or a hiding hedgehog.
She is a friend to a cat, but not to a groundhog
But she thinks she’s...

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It seems it takes reams of paperwork to get things done nowadays.
You can become so snarled in red tape that it'll leave you in a daze!
I wonder how Noah would've coped with such onerous fiddle-faddle,
Had...

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Wulf and Eadwacer
ancient Anglo-Saxon poem, circa 960 AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

My clan's curs pursue him like crippled game;
they'll rip him apart if he approaches their pack.
It is otherwise with us.

Wulf's on one island;...

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I see-the•! I brea-the•!
I pant, gasp, and hea-ve•!
Spirit crushing monster, inside.
All strength, mu-stered•!
Turning him aside.
Invisible clones attacking,
from every side.
My concentration stacking,
my training will preside.
Each movement must be crisp,
sharp, some soft, all intense.
Devastating strikes.
Impenetrable defense.
My master...

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I have seen them
strutting like cockerels on podiums
sweating like pigs in their ill-fitting suits
words bubbling out of their snake forked tongues
-democracy!- development!- unity!

I have seen them
lock themselves up in their posh grave tomblike cars,
is it...

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NATO's war.

It was on a bright day in 1949 the Washington treaty was signed and later called NATO.
This treaty was purely an American undertaken and designed to surround Russia with enemy troops and sow distrust...

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She’s my sweet pie
She’s my honey bun
She’s my sugar sweet
Sweet sweet!

My little doggie girl, she’s so neat
Every time I turn around, she’s at my feet
No need to look for her to give any treat
She’s always...

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A DUCK CALLED OLIVER
 
‘Twas I a lucky boy that be,
Who lived back in a time?
Of peaceful calm,
Way back then
Suburban farm
Acre of scrub and bush
Outskirts of the city be.
Animals on daily basis so
Time for there...

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My friend, did you know this?

Every wife is a padlock in a home
handed over the home by trust
to keep safe and secure from loot
and report any attempted robbery

My friend did you know this?
few report attempted...

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Wulf and Eadwacer
ancient Anglo-Saxon poem
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

My clan's curs pursue him like crippled game; 
they'll rip him apart if he approaches their pack. 
It is otherwise with us.

Wulf's on one island; we're...

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THE NIGERIAN DREAM 9
Hope and faith for The masses
Recreation of. Liberty and freedom
Long life and prosperity in future
Smiling birds with songs of Praises
Clothed children with Assured future.

THE NIGERIAN DREAM 10
Freedom of the Press as a...

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palindromes

A dog! A panic in a pagoda!
Teenager Rex brought a can of soda;
he shook it up hard and then pulled the tab.
But Rex was too slow for their choc'late lab.

Cain: a maniac, the brown dog's...

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Is the Watchdog Asleep?

By Elton Camp

According to what we have been told
To Medicare a bill of goods has sold

Fraudulent billings too often take place
To steal our tax money is a disgrace

Some medical providers have speeded
To...

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Day was very sunny,
Old Jet felt so funny,
Old black lab, muzzle grey,
His family off to work today,
Old Jet lay down to sleep,
Left alone, watchdog to keep,
His gait was slow,
Not much get up and go,
Jet slumbered...

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Popping out of pictures, pulling swords from stone,
Hunting with your coon dogs, shipwrecked all alone,
Rafting down the river, whitewashing a fence,
Balloons on Krakatoa, leagues under suspense,

Milo and his watchdog, Charlie’s ticket’s gold,
Meg and Charles go...

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We are certainly living in difficult times. But poetry will cope with it I am sure. 

 Wolves, sheep and a watchdog
By Stanley Russell Harris
The new mad author

The sheep are bleating. 
They wander here and...

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Nigeria of my dream 
Where citizens shall
work selflessness to
improve the country.
Our dance steps
shall not be counted
by others, 
Citizens will be
ready to die for
their country.
The law makers shall
abide by the law.
Police shall be our
friend and enemy
Friend,...

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Cora was my favourite pet
a black labrador/Doberman dog
we loved to walk in the fields
in all weathers except when fog

We lived out in the countryside
enjoying the nature all around
Cora was my constant companion
travel miles aplenty together...

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Some days do not go quite the way that you planned;
surprises will often fall right in your lap.
Today, such a day, but all ended quite grand;
inflexible schedules can become a trap.

So did I leave chores...

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I know this story is silly
but it's really very true
I have a Chihuahua named Brutis
but for short I call him Bru

With him I'm never lonely
because he stays right by my side
No noise nor bad weather...

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Am I less a Christian
Because I do not shout it from the mountain top?
Am I less a Christian
Because I do not think about religion nonstop?

Am I less a Christian
Because I do not wear my faith...

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