Remorseful Dog Comments

Titus, I plan to use this in my upcoming July 2023 'Showcase'. For years, usually each month, I've collected some of my most-enjoyed (from other PH poets) poems. For my July showcase, I'm using poems from new-to-me poets. Questions? bri : )

I think your use of 'them' is correct in the Poet's Notes, since you used 'A person', not 'She' or 'He'. : ) IF you'd begun with 'He', I'd use 'him' & if you'd begun with 'She', I'd use 'her'.

Well, the poem seemed clear enough that your Poet's Notes was not needed, but.............THANKS FOR IT anyway.

i GIVE THIS 5 stars.

'Hold me the way clothes are done by pegs'....supplied a nice rhyme and was very creative. I think, however, that at times, my wife might wish to hang me from a peg, by/with a noose around my neck! : )

The last stanza is a little strange, but would be MUCH better (in my opinion) if the letters/lines in it WERE all BLUE! ;) bri

Titus, I was attracted by your title, enjoyed the story, the rhymes, and especially the last line from each stanza, which, written in order, would make a GOOD 3-line stanza in another poem.

'Definition of WITH ONE'S TAIL BETWEEN ONE'S LEGS: with a feeling of being embarrassed or ashamed especially because one has been defeated' AND 'When a dog has its tail tucked between its legs, it usually means that something about its surroundings is making it uncomfortable.'

I hope she throws you a bone.