Dog Rhyme Poems

“That first kiss, the moment when time stands still.” – Unknown

We met at the park while walking my dog
It was warm and the air was...

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*For Tom Woody contest

Curiouser and curiouser thinks Alice.
Why must I always follow that rabbit?
Last time it didn’t work out well,
I must try to break the...

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"Eat your veggies," as a nipper I was told
but I'd hide 'em on me lap so Mum wouldn't scold
then all the quicker feed 'em to...

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monster dog had not meant to be bitten
but the vampire cat sneaked up like a cozy kitten
With one little munch, dog turned into a vampire...

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a penny saved is a penny earned
adding insult to injury, her love was spurned
afraid of his own shadow and against all odds
airing his dirty laundry...

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The morning sun is in the sky.
The dog is in the yard.
And I stand in the driveway
With an aching in my heart.
I’m watching all the...

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they 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...

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her thoughts are mighty and marvelously influential to me.
I call her Trixie, my muse, she is truly the ultimate queen bee.
She won’t leave me alone,...

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Inhabited by check and counterfoil,
my head is full of squatters – what a mob!
One Michael’s eager for his daily toil: 
another Michael can’t abide his...

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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...

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rattlesnake scales locomotive them around
scales are needed when you make a musical sound
when you weigh food, you mean a tiny numbered scale
larger one needed to...

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Born 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...

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Draw in a deep breath 
And boom your voice through my skull 
You scare me to death 
But there's never a day that's dull 

Tell...

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There is happy ado on the old farmstead as Yuletide draws nigh!
Wondrous things to savor as gales blow and snow begins to fly!
The tempest rages...

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If it is a sunny day,
why not while the hours away?
Take a peaceful walk or stroll.
You might find a friendly soul.
If you spy a dog...

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