A dog rules my life, but so does poetry

My dog sits at my feet every morning as I start my day. He reminds me that I need to take him for a walk in the most subtle of ways. I remind him that I need to read a poem each morning by holding him in my arms while I whisper daily inspiration in his ear. Somebody else in my house needs to like poetry too…

Dog Around the block by E.B. White

Dog around the block, sniff,
Hydrant sniffing, corner, grating, 
Sniffing, always, starting forward, 
Backward, dragging, sniffing backward, 
Leash at taut, leash at dangle,
Leash in people’s feet entangle—

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A poem a day is good for you.