Northern Hills Homeowner's Association

Haiku Poetry (for Dogs)

Oct 11, 2000

Haiku is a very short poetic form, consisting of three lines of 5, 7,
and 5 syllables each, and must have a special word which evokes the
season. It is probably the shortest poetic form in the world, and its
development is native to Japan, with no influence from either the West
or China. The poet must be concise because of the brevity, while
concentrating deep spiritual understanding into the poem. The haiku poet
usually takes up the changes of nature which have impressed him in order
to express the intangible world of the spirit.
Although it is difficult, haiku is not written only by professionals.
Anyone can easily learn to use the form.

And now, we have "Dog Haiku Poetry"

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!

I sound the alarm!
Garbage man -- 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 rats

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.