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shazbat
shazbat
Dec 07, 2008 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Let sleeping dogs lie

Don’t let the dogs in the bedroom

Don’t let the dogs on the bed

How many times have I told you

How many times have I said

Their paws are all dirty and muddy

And the linen was clean on today

So don’t let the dogs in the bedroom

Oh crikey! now didn’t I say

Don’t let the dogs in the bedroom

Just look at the state of the floor

Why did you let the dogs in

Why did you open the door

And look, they’ve been in the wardrobe

They’ve ruined your brand new blue suit

But aaw, just look at them sleeping

Don’t they look cuddly and cute

— shazbat, Dec 07, 2008

About This Poem

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Region, Country: Norfolk, UK, GBR

Favorite Poets: Kipling, T.S Eliot, Hilaire Belloc, Ogden Nash, Spike Milligan and many more.

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Ink Dragon

17 years 6 months ago

I love that piece

because it reminds me of my own dog. Ruining my best things is kind of a hobby for him, it seems, but I still can´t help loving him when he isn´t at it. (He also tends to sleep in my bed, worst educational fault I ever made.) Thank you for sharing. Ink Dragon
shazbat

shazbat

17 years 6 months ago

although our dogs may be a

although our dogs may be a pain, we find we love them just same, even when they make a mess, we do not love them any less. Thanks for reading John
Kailashana

Kailashana

17 years 6 months ago

I adore your poetry. I

I adore your poetry. I adore your sleeping dogs...however, 4 years later, I still can't get the pee stains out of my silk curtains... seems he was pissed off when I (unceremoniously) woke him up, God knows what he was dreaming of. Wink. ~A "Speech is blasphemy. Silence a lie. Above speech and silence is a way out." I-tuan.
infinite_dwarf

infinite_dwarf

17 years 6 months ago

John

Try having an orange cat with a dark blue bedspread.... LOL! Oh well, as long as she's happy. It's only furr. ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- - "Does Rudolph fail the safety inspection if his nose is burnt out? And where does he go? I don't think he'd fit in the bay at the Jiffy Lube." Happy holidays, y'all!
shazbat

shazbat

17 years 6 months ago

How about a white dog that

How about a white dog that weighs 85 lbs and is constantly shedding, but we wouldnt change her for anything. John
Rett

Rett

17 years 6 months ago

Dogs and cats

Can be so dang cute and such a dang pain at the same time. Good write John. Respectfully, Rett: "For all you Scrooges who don't like Santa Claus or the true meaning of Christmas, BAH HUMBUG! For the rest of you, MERRY CHRISTMAS!" Rett
shazbat

shazbat

17 years 6 months ago

Thank you Rett, your right

Thank you Rett, your right they can be cute and they can also be bloody hard work at times, but worth it. thanks for reading John
shazbat

shazbat

17 years 6 months ago

how annoyimg is that, my

how annoyimg is that, my boxer ate a book yesterday that we had bought as a xmas present, at least all these things can be easily replaced. John
Kailashana

Kailashana

17 years 6 months ago

hey John, does that mean you

hey John, does that mean you have a well-read Boxer? lol. Just a note here, please don't anyone miss the flick *Marley & Me* released in the US Christmas Eve. I read the book in my free time at a client's home. She was 92, he 98...They never read the book. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809995057/info A trailer... Hug. ~A "Speech is blasphemy. Silence a lie. Above speech and silence is a way out." I-tuan.