Dog Verse Poems

For the strong ones — on their stay-in-bed days.
© Gabrielle Munslow 2025. All rights reserved.

I think I’d just like to be —
No noise in my...

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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...

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Cruel fate nixed our sites set for buying a hoagie

Yours truly and the wife
tended to some errands,
which included going
to the Limerick,
Pennsylvania Citizens Bank
for me to...

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I 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...

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Julio:Juillet:Luglio:Juli
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Quintilis
Julis Caesar
Dog days
Ruby
Larkspur
Water lily
Cancer>>Leo

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my 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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Fret not by Adejola Joseph 
Fret not 
Fear is a beast
It invades you if you allow it 
It conquers you if you succumb to it
But...

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if 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...

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Today 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...

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the desert is mystically alluring at sunset, looking docile and safe
few sights are as gorgeous as her evening skies of oranges and pinks
those who know,...

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I learned to smile with grit in my teeth,
as I watched the waves, come in, and go out. 
They made a hollow in the sand,
left...

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he’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...

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I 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...

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In Manipur's lush forests so bright, 
Khamba and Nongban ventured with delight,
Seeking blooms to adorn with care,
An altar to Lord Thangjing, their hearts were sworn...

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A magnet for tsuris

Summation notation of achievements
wrought absolute zero
pridefulness to self -
a veritable highstrong yoyo
(lame at walking the dog)
a solitudinarian devoid of xoxo
methinks (writer of...

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