My Dog
Marchette Gaylord Chute
His nose is short and scrubby;
His ears hang rather low;
And he always brings the stick back
No matter how far you throw,
He gets spanked rather often
For things he shouldn’t do,
Like lying-on-beds, and barking,
And eating up shoes when they’re new
He always wants to be going
Where he isn’t supposed to go.
He tracks up the house when it’s snowing—
Oh, puppy, I love you so.