Ode to Morrie
Oh you ball of energy, you little ball of fluff.
When it comes to hugging you, I cannot get enough.
Your hair so black and curly, your teeth so sharp and white
that it is an honor when you choose to bite.
Your flair at ball retrieval truly has no equal.
However many thrown for you, you always seek a sequel.
Your eyes luminous marbles, your nails a lovely shape
from running over terraces to stem a squirrel’s escape.
Your hairy little jowls would put Borgnine’s to shame.
So many little mysteries for which you aren’t to blame.
What creature eats the birdseed spread out on the wall?
What other creature has your leap? What other dog the gall?
You give the cats their exercise and what possum would dare
to stray into a garden given to your care?
Oh brave little caroler when interloper passes,
Your mighty barks belie your size. No burglar tests your sasses.
At night you serenade me with your howling croon
accompaniment to ambulances or the rising moon.
My revered alarm clock, my companion after dark,
as now and then throughout the night I celebrate your bark.
Each day I laud thy energy, thy beauty and thy voice.
When I contemplate your dogginess, I cannot but rejoice!
This ode of praise I write for thee, I cannot help but pen it.
If there had been a dog messiah, my dear, you would have been it!
(Click on photos below to enlarge and read captions.)
For day 16 of NaPoWriMo we are to write an “Over the Top” poem of excessive praise for something.
Also for: dVerse Poets.
Oh how much he reminds me of Gibbs. Amazing how deaf they are until they have finished whatever they were intent on doing. he’s a beautiful boy!
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Do your dogs like bird seed? He’s going in for a bath and clip tomorrow..but so cute long and curly. Always covered in leaves, though.
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What a cute bundle of energy. 🙂
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You have described him well.
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I love this, Judy — I hope you will publish this and others like it in a children’s book someday!
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I have two published children’s books Janet and One I’ve been sitting on for six months.. all illustrated and ready to go. Don’t know why I don’t follow through.
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He should be so proud of this poem
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Ahh! Made me smile. Scratches to his Dogginess. 🙂
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I’ll give him your regards and a dog bone, Manja.
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I love Morrie. What a personality! He suddenly hears you after he’s done what he wanted to!
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These kids!!!!
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What a cute dog you have. You have done a sweet tribute.
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What a total SWEETHEART he is! I love your poem, love his sauciness and spirit, love the clever rhyming. This was a delight to read.
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Thanks, Sherry. I wrote a reply to you but don’t see it here so I’ll repeat that he is indeed a sweet and clever little guy. The assignment was to be excessive in my praise, thus the extreme lauditory tone and details! ;o)
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He seems like he keeps things lively around your place and makes a good supervisor for the other critters in the vicinity.
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I can see he’s got you wrapped around his paw. 🙂 I thoroughly enjoy your ode to Morrie.
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Linda, there’s another Morrie tale today, merely by coincidence as the prompts pushed me into it. Then I discovered two of the prompts were yesterday’s! They hadn’t changed them when I collected them, I guess. Oh well. Whatever leads to the poem!
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ah the love and adoration!
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Hard to go over the top with darling animals – boundless love and admiration seems barely enough!
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Morrie looks and sounds delightful, Judy!
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A great bundle of joy that dog…
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He is, Björn.
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