Childhood Pets Poems

A lonely young girl,
dreams each night for a doggy.
A new furry friend to hold tight,
a new friend to play with.
Someone to love,
someone to care for.
One...

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One day young  Lizzie yelled out loud,
'I want some pets. I want them now.
I want lots. I don’t care how!

'I want a cat. I...

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slow moving reptile
lives inside leathery shell
     good pet for a child...

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My cat, Shameem
Loved to hop
On my lap
Whenever I sat
On my cozy chair
And rocked
I felt her paws
It was kind 
Of a mystic feeling
She was very soft...

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I never had my childhood dream come real, 
Nor later I’ve experienced such bond. 
Having a pet, I missed that special feel, 
Of it, I’m...

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My best guess is that I must
have been 6 or 7. Back then,
long before boys like me turned
into men, I had a friend named Jack.

Anyway,...

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There are piggies of The Woods,
there are piggies of The Sea.
Not all piggies are equal;
this is clear to me.

There are piggies who sing -
and they...

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When I was only nine,                    ...

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Precious childhood pet
Pleasure-giver with her poise
Presented love to me so pure… 

Proven family possession
Pretty Sydna, our cat so playful
Projected love to me as peaceful…

Performing her...

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Did you know,                      ...

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My cat drank my glass of wine,                                    ...

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I was named Paulette,                     ...

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Bowser and Mittens, Pooh, Fluffy and I
sat with the Queen for her afternoon tea.
Minding our manners, all silent and shy -
each of us awestruck by...

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parakeet perched on finger
I repeat words
to make mine his
capturing his gaze
does he know what they mean
does he know what pretty means
that he is pretty
is he...

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My first encounter with a brown bat was at Long Lake as a kid. It was in the dark of night. I was in a...

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