My Dog Is Not Like Other Dogs
A Funny Dog Poem for Kids
From the book The Tighty-Whitey Spider
My dog is not like other dogs.
He doesn’t care to walk,
He doesn’t bark, he doesn’t howl.
He goes “Tick, tock. Tick, tock.”
He beeps each day at half-past nine.
At noon he starts to chime.
I have a strong suspicion
that my dog can tell the time.
Another dog might run and play,
or smother me with licking,
but my dog just annoys me
with his beeping and his ticking.
Should you decide to buy a dog,
consider my remarks:
When looking for a “watch dog,”
get yourself the kind that barks.
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2010. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 2
Topics: Animal Poems
Poetic Techniques: Descriptive Poems, Onomatopoeia
Word Count: 101
From the book The Tighty-Whitey Spider
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