I'VE GOT A DOG

I've got a dog. The other boys
Have quantities of tools and toys,
And heaps of things that I ain't seen
(Ain't saw, I mean).
They've oars and clubs and golfin' sticks; --
I know a feller that has six,
And gee! you ought to see him drive!
But I've
Got a dog!
I've got a dog. His name is Pete.
The other children on our street
Have lots of things that I ain't got
(I mean, have not).
I know a boy that's got a gun --
I don't see why they have such fun
Playing with things that ain't alive;
But I've
Got a dog!
I've got a dog, and so, you see,
The boys all want to play with me;
They think he's such a cunnin' brute
(I mean, so cute).
That's why they leave their toys and games,
And run to us, and shout our names,
Whenever me and Pete arrive;
For I've
Got a dog!
                                Ethel M. Kelley

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A DOG AND A KID

No one will invent and no one ever did
A happier pair than a dog and a kid.
For doubt can't bedim nor can worry befog
The gay zestful way of a kid and a dog.
Athrob with adventure, their hearts beat as one,
Their pulses resurge with the rhythm of fun.
They swing into action as impulse may bid,
"Today is the day" for a dog and a kid.
Oh God, clear the pathway along which they jog
And smooth out the bumps for a kid and his dog.
And make the world that they wander amid
A place truly fit for a dog and a kid.
                                Berton Fraley

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