A Simple Beast Poem
©Nov. 29th, 2019
By Vijaya Sundaram
MY dog is a beast
Who knows what is what
And knows which is which
And thinks beyond thought.
My dog can be bribed
With bananas and cheese.
And for yogurt and rice
She’ll do what you please.
She is a mapper;
Her nose can confirm
What pitfalls exist
In plateaus and berms.
Her tail is just perfect –
A feathery flag.
She knows it is so,
And her step never drags.
Her snout is quite slender
And covered in fur
She likes it when I come
To scritch and scratch her.
Her bark is too loud
For human or beast,
But she is too proud
And her pride has increased.
I care not at all
For whether you think
My dog isn’t great
(But I’ll think that you stink).
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