If They Can Do It... Poem by Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi

My dogs are stronger, stouter and smarter,
When I am holding their food nearer
They look at me kinder with drowsy eyes,
Try to lick my feet softer, which I dislike,
when the distance between us farer,
They observe my movement wiser,
The moment I open any of my doors,
They rush there to greet me cheerer,
Wagging the docked tail swifter,
Panting as if they have got a friend dear,
Nikko Tracy and Leo are the Rottweilers,
They are the slight brown in pitch dark in color,
Quiet as the night, but bark as the thunder,
The strange obedient dogs, trusted pals of the owners,
Jackey is the spitz and means the guard business a lot,
They know the musical language of barking,
Different barking tones in different situations,
If God has made them to be the abler,
They can be smiling at us broader,
The smiling dogs may be everywhere,
They may greet us with grateful giggling pleasure,
What life it will be, having the smiling dogs around,
In our houses, to make our days fairer, brighter and funnier,
I am getting sick of looking at these sour human faces.