do you canine-handicapped
really understand dog-kids?
how pretty or handsome they look
after a bath and clip
and a blue-ribbon poop
on our morning walk
how charming each time a paw
begs for food or petting fingers
and the licks-everything tongue
sloped across our lips
furballs of endless lap love
with tricks and funny habits
always ready to play cuddle
or love-jump us opening the door
these the sons and daughters
we tuck in at night with a kiss
that never turn their muzzles
away in embarrassment
but gladly soak up
all that affection
they’ve already mined
from the tunnels in our hearts
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