• "My doggy ate my homework.
He chewed it up," I said.
But when I offered my excuse
My teacher shook her head.
• I saw this wasn’t going well.
I didn’t want to fail.
Before she had a chance to talk,
I added to the tale:
• "Before he ate, he took my work
And tossed it in a pot.
He simmered it with succotash
till it was piping hot.
• "He scrambled up my science notes
With eggs and bacon strips,
Along with sautéed spelling words
And baked potato chips.
• "He then took my arithmetic
And had it gently fried.
He broiled both my book reports
With pickles on the side.
• "He wore a doggy apron
As he cooked a notebook stew.
He barked when I objected.
There was nothing I could do."
• "Did he wear a doggy chef hat?"
My teacher gave a scowl.
"He did," I said. "And taking it
Would only make him growl."
• My teacher frowned, but then I said
As quickly as I could,
"He covered it with ketchup,
And he said it tasted good."
• "A talking dog who likes to cook?"
My teacher had a fit.
She sent me to the office,
And that is where I sit.
• I guess I made a big mistake
In telling her all that.
’Cause I don’t have a doggy.
It was eaten by my cat.
Please tell me what you think
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Hahaha! That was extremely cute! I was a little bit skeptical, not quite sure what to make of it, but your rhythm, meter and content was quite excellent! As I got to the second stanza it really started to remind me of Shel Silverstein, more specifically his poem about the girl who ate the whale (it's been quite a while since I read it, and I don't remember it exactly, but I do know this distinctly reminded me of it!).
I'll be honest I've never really been one to put poems in categories on this site, but your categorizing was apt. This would be great in a children's anthology of poetry, it has the elements of the style down so well and with a humorous subject that I think children would be unable to resist it.
I see no flaws in my reading, so kudos! Great little poem, I hope to see more soon.
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thanks nienna
i am so glad that you liked it btw i just found out abt this site :S i am a member in allpoetry and storywrite too but i write poems not stories and presently working on a novel i have done 4 chapters so far: thanks alots for ur comment i appreciate loads
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Nienna Colle
May 14, 2007