STOP FRISKING AROUND ME AND GO AWAY!

An overly-friendly dog...

Listen here, Dog,

Don’t follow me home.

You’re wearing a collar,

So why did you roam?

I’m sure that your owners,

By network and phone,

Are trying to find you;

They’ve saved you a bone,

And some bereft child

Is weeping alone.

Listen here, Dog,

Don’t follow me home.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

aw shucks...like you almost want to put him in your pocket, but yes, he has a collar and owners who miss him...overfriendly dogs can stray from home because of that friendliness...

i like the way you write, Marie...

[Marie]

I am often greeted by overly friendly dogs when I walk in the mornings. I tell all of them not to follow me home.

[Woody]

this is really cute. the rhythm gives a clear feeling of a little pup happily bouncing up and down and turning around the reader.

[Marie]

I hadn't thought of it that way, but you're right.

[Vernika]

Such a cute little poem! :) Its lovely! I really admire the way you give your poems a rhythmic touch. Wonderful! :D

[Stan Lee]

This is a gorgeous poem. The perfect rhythm and rhyming made it the most enjoyable poem I have read for a long time.
Thanks for sharing. :)

[Marie]

Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it.