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 🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶

[Lydia Shutter]

With six Shih-Tzus in residence, you must be going out walkies all the time....just make sure you don't end up round the bend! :) What a delightful write this is, Tom. The rhyming carried the lines along so quickly. I was sorry when the poem ended. Adorable write. Lydi**

[Tom]

Yes indeed Lydia, walkies is a regular at our house but I think it beats jogging any day !

[Lydia Shutter]

I agree! Actually, so do the health experts.

[Tom]

I always knew there was method in my madness !! lol

[Lydia Shutter]

:) Have a great day, Tom.

[Tom]

and you Lydia !

[Tom]

...time for walkies (again) !

[Angi]

This is so cute, Tom! I have 2 dogs and they take over the bed, trip us up and shed all over everything. I wouldn't give them up for anything! I love their names, especially Gizmo! Angi~

[Tom]

Yes indeed Angi, we are all one big happy family !

[Angel]

Ha! I know this story well!
When Raggedy Andy met Scamp, everyone's life around here changed! Now we have Rags and Scamp, of course...and Tuggy, and Annie, and Princess, and Hero...
And we also have a big chow mix named Tobey, who is our gentle giant.
Scamp and Annie officially belong to my oldest son, who lives with me. Princess and Hero belong to my daughter...who also lives with me. Tuggy and Tobey belong to my other son...yeah, you guessed it. He and his family...wife and two kids...are also staying here. Tuggy, Annie, and Princess are Rags and Scamp's puppies...and Hero is his grandson...

[Tom]

So glad to hear about your canine family Angel, they all sound so wonderful !

[Angel]

Well, let's see...Scamp is a shih pooh that desperately needed rescuing...she had been abused, and when I brought her home, she was skittish. Rags soon made her feel at home... Tuggy is from their first litter. He's as adventurous as his mom. and he loves to be outside. Princess is from the next litter. Like her father, she is spoiled rotten. Like Tilly, she has a thing for sausage. Annie is next. She just loves to cuddle. She believes that she ought to be in someone's lap. Then there is hero, from the last litter. He is all boy...
And Tobey...he thinks it is his duty to keep everyone, human and canine alike, safe from any threat...

[Tom]

Ah my o my, they are all characters with their own unique personalities and they are all each and every one incredible ! Thanks Angel for the heads-up on your smoochie pochies !

[Tom]

or even.. coochie, smoochie, poochies ??

[Baby Ricochet]

Cute poem tom. Everyone loves puppies. If not there's something wrong with you

[Tom]

A fact indeed Rico my man !

[Chris]

Children, ya gotta love em.

[Tom]

Thank you Chris, yes indeed you could do nothing else !

[Sami Khalil]

They are wonderful indeed. This was a great and funny poem . Brings warmth and smiles to faces even for the dogs...lol
Bravo

[Tom]

Thank you Sami, they are indeed little bundles of fluffy fun !

[Sami Khalil]

Yep. You are welcome....:)

[Sami Khalil]

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[Daisie Vergara (Dhaye)]

Haha! Funny. I remember my puppies before...so fond of chewing our slippers. LOL.

They're so lovely. The problems they bring perhaps only 2% of the joy they give you.
Wonderful piece!

[Tom]

Thank you dhaye and you're right, the 2% pales into insignificance compared to the 98% of joy !

[icelandicblue]

Oh they are a brood indeed that needs love and care but they are the ones who are always there no matter your mood or your social standing. I love the love you show for your beloved Shih-Tzus and I always look forwarding to your musings about them. Well done Tom!

[Tom]

Thank you icey'blue, yes i wouldn't be Me, if I were without them !