Lawrence Hall
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An Indignant Dachshund
When my little dogs stops
and p**ps and p**s
She expects a little
privacy, please!
The former address, "reactionary drivel," was a P. G. Wodehouse gag that few ever understood to be a mildly self-deprecating joke. Drivel, perhaps, but not reactionary. Neither the Red Caps nor the Reds ever got it.
Lawrence Hall
https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/
poeticdrivel.blogspot.com
An Indignant Dachshund
When my little dogs stops
and p**ps and p**s
She expects a little
privacy, please!
Lawrence Hall
https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/
poeticdrivel.blogspot.com
When Astrid Commands, Her Servant Obeys
When a six-pound dachshund
wants your attention
She
will have it (it goes without mention)
Lawrence Hall
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A Busy Dachshund Puppy
She
leaves you a gift on the kitchen floor
And
another on the living-room rug
And
barfs up half a frog just inside the door
And
barfs again – a poorly-digested bug
She
bites into cranky old Pepper-Cat’s tail
(Something
so twitchy must surely taste good)
And
Pepper-Cat spanks her; oh, what a wail!
(Dear
pup, there’s a difference between could and should)
And
in the evening, while you doze over a book
She
rests upon your heart, and gives you that look
And
her big eyes ask,
Am I your very
good dog?
Oh,
yes