I Hear The Dogs Barking ≪1-4-94≫ Poem by Daniel Barr

I hear the dogs barking, the urgent barking I hear,
That of daschunds coaxing gruffly,
trying to warn us of what is near,
The Dobermans barking in an aggressive way,
those 'sadists' driving the bad ones away,
The setters barking of what they fear,
for they know not the mind that approaches them,
Golden retrievers, the innocent ones,
barking not of mind but more of fun,
Collies barking their life away,
hoping the she-dogs will notice them,
Mutts barking for concern of their guardian,
they want to know when their next meal is coming,
Bulldogs barking lazily,
with a plastered face that scares the 'blind, '
Rottweilers barking, bullying the meek,
yet protecting us from danger as it comes,
The german shepherd barks his dish toward my feet,
perhaps asking for something to eat..
And yet still I have no idea what they're talking about!