Dog Haiku

I lie belly-up

In the sunshine, happier than

You will ever be.

Today I sniffed

Many dog behinds.  I celebrate

By kissing your face.

I sound the alarm?

Paper boy, come to kill us all

Look! Look! Look! Look! Look!

How do I love thee?

The ways are as numberless as

My hairs on the rug.

My human is home !

I am so ecstatic I have

Made a puddle.

I hate my choke chain

Look, world, they strangle me ! Ack !

Ack ! Ack ! Ack ! Ack ! Ack !

Sleeping here, my chin

On your foot, no greater bliss, well,

Maybe catching cats.

Look in my eyes and

Deny it, No human could

Love you as much as I do.

The cat is not all

Bad, she fills the litter box

With tootsie rolls.

Dig under the fence, why?

Because it is there.  Because it's

There.  Because it's there.

I am your best friend,

Now, always, and especially

When you are eating.