Friday, September 14, 2012

A nice poem I found....

Hello. A few days ago I when I was reading my poetry, I found a poem I liked, so I am going to share it with you. 

LONE DOG
Irene Rutherford McLeod

I'm a lean dog, a keen dog, a wild dog, and lone;
I'm a rough dog, a tough dog, hunting on my own;
 I'm a bad dog, a mad dog, teasing silly sheep;
I love to sit and bay the moon, to keep fat souls from sleep.
I'll never be a lap dog, licking dirty feet, a sleek dog, a meek dog , cringing for my meat,
Not for me the fireside, the well-filled plate,
But shut door, and sharp stone, and cuff and kick and hate. 
Not for me the other dogs, running by my side, 
Some have run a short while, but none of them would bide,
Oh, mine is still the lone trail, the hard trail, the best,
Wide wind, and wild stars, and hunger of the quest! 


In my poetry book, there are poems about cats, dogs, and flowers, and other such subjects. There are even a few poems about housekeeping!! Another day I read The Brook, by Alfred Lord Tennyson, and I liked that poem also, but I am not going to post it today. Now, I am going to read a few plays by Shakespeare.

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