My Dog Lives On the Sofa
A Funny Dog Poem for Kids
From the book The Biggest Burp Ever
My dog lives on the sofa.
That’s where he wants to be.
He likes to sit there night and day
and watch what’s on TV.
He surfs the channels constantly
by chewing the remote,
then watches what he wants to watch;
I never get a vote.
He’s fond of films with animals.
He takes in nature shows.
Whenever cat cartoons come on
he always watches those.
He loves the pet commercials too,
and anything with food.
Whenever there’s a tennis match
he nearly comes unglued.
I got him from the dog pound.
He didn’t cost a cent.
I asked them for a “watch dog,”
but this isn’t what I meant.
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2012. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 2
Topics: Animal Poems
Poetic Techniques: Alliteration, Anthropomorphism & Personification, Descriptive Poems, Imagery, Pun Poems
Word Count: 116
From the book The Biggest Burp Ever
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