As a baby I’m so cute
I don’t come with a button that says ‘mute’.
I’ve got four legs, no wings, no beak
And when I’m a baby I still ‘leak’.
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As most of us, we got a tail
We can whine and growl and also wail.
No matter how we look, we all are stark
We can roll over, give paws and also bark.
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We can have mix or pure in our blood
We can be high class elite, or simply ‘mud’
We can be the size of a tree or a tiny sprig
or by all means, a pony, or a guinea pig.
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When we’re little our owners are often dizzy
They’re on their toes, we keep them busy.
When we grow up, the stress will end
And we’ll become a ‘man’s best friend’.
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We can protect, support, or we can ‘stop’
we work in avalanche, in narcotics or become a cop.
We’re your true jack-of-all-trades
Even though we never got grades.
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Maybe you have one of us in your home
Let them sleep in your bed and freely roam.
I’m sure my secret’s not anymore ‘in the fog’
You already guessed – I am a dog!
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(Copyright Aurora Jean Alexander – October 2020)
