I'm in an awful stew !

....about my problem, in fact six problems !

O’ what a pickle, a befuddle an awful stew,

I have so many and they stick to me like glue,

when I go to bed they all come along too ,

they're in my cupboards, the attic and even the loo!

 

I feel like the old woman who lived in a shoe,

who had so many children, she did not know what to do,

visitors won’t call anymore, cause they can’t get a pew

and anyway, I’m forever out walkies, then washing with shampoo!

 

Gizmo was the first, then Popsy made two

a boy and a girl, who loved each other true

so naturally cupid’s arrow, between them sweetly flew

and eight weeks later, I had four more little bundles, brand new!

 

Now there's a Tilly, a Teddy and a fluffy Furby-foo

not forgetting a tiny wee black one, I call Scooby-doo,

they love to play, bark, bounce, enjoy a slipper to chew

and kick up a din, oh deary me what a rowdy, raucous, ravenous crew!

 

They make more noise than any skipping kangaroo,

flock of guinea fowl, or an angry herd of stampeding gnu

and at supper time when their grub is plainly on view,

it’s like feeding time for the monkeys and hyenas at the city Zoo!

 

But when I’m feeling down or a little blue

despite all this racket and hullabaloo,

nothing cheers me up more, than a cuddly Shih-Tzu

and I wouldn’t swap one of my six little dogs, for all the gold in Timbuktu!

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Since I'm a fur-freak myself (2 dogs & 2 bunnies), I can't help but love this. One thing I love is how you pick unusual details & ideas to SHOW instead of tell (esp. 5th stanza with unusual animal comparisons). Another thing I love is how you write with much dynamic action, so the playfulness spills from your words. This is a great celebration for us animal hoarders! *wink! wink!* Fondly, Margie

[Tom]

Thank you Margie, I've got nine of them now since I wrote that poem 🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Love this it’s too cute thanks well written amusing great rhymes love it 😊

[Tom]

Thank you ❤️

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Yes! I love this poem! Such a funny, sweet and delightfully well-written homage to six lucky doggies with such cute names! As a dog-lover myself, I know the vexations and the victories of dog ownership of which you so cleverly and humorously write. They see the real us- and love us unconditionally. Superb form, flow, cadence and rhyme. Superb poem!

[Tom]

Indeed so Annette, unconditional love, so worth each and every little conundrum they conjure up !read moreIndeed so Annette, unconditional love, so worth each and every little conundrum they conjure up !

Thank you as always my friend for relating so accordingly!

[Frieda P]

Did I hear pickle? Lovin' 'hullabaloo', and Timbuktu too! Love, love it, it brought a smile to my grumped out face! Have a great New Year my friend. :-)

[Tom]

I always see a beautiful face when you visit Frieda, and so happy and inspiring to see it grace my page once more ! Thank you as ever for your encouraging, welcome words !

[J. J. Nightingale]

I am a cat person .. but I can relate !

Cute.. and fun !

Jazzy :)

[Tom]

Thank you kindly J.J. & so nice to see your return !

[J. J. Nightingale]

Aww ... thanks :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A real dog lover then Tom. I never knew so many rhymes existed lol! I would not have the patience to seek them out. Anyway this is a gentle, humorous but sensitive and descriptive poem.

[Tom]

Thank you John and indeed, they can and do one's patients but they're worth it !

[Robbie~xoxo~]

What a fun read!... awwww Scooby doo!..I love this cheeky mix of trouble...
Your compassion for your sweet pets truly shine through... such a wonderful love showcased in this humorous piece. Nicely penned!~xoxo~:)

[Tom]

My belated thanks to you Robbie !

[Joiedevivre]

awww so sweet!! loved this and you wrote it superbly, flows like a dream and rhymes like it too! My love to the pups xx

[Tom]

And my belated thanks to you Joiedevivre !

[Lyn Anderson]

Once again, I say - check out my contest. And how in the heck would I have known with this title it would be about pets?

[Tom]

Than you KL for your welcome visit!

[Rachelle]

Smart, loyal and hypoallergenic! Six loyal canine hearts devoted to you! ..... I assume that you've made sure that you have established yourself as the alpha of the pack.....

[Tom]

They seem to listen to Mrs Tom before me, I think they see her as the Alpha male of the house! ( Much to my annoyance) !!