Does anyone else write poems on this ridiculous topic?

Question

To me, poems, however long or short, must rhyme and scan.

If they don't, they are just manipulated prose.

I have written lots of six-liners and longer works, on this very same topic.

At least the subject amuses me personally - read on !

Some dogs are scruffy -

Some are neat.

Some are fierce,

While some are sweet.

But every type of dog eats meat

And drops its bowels in the street.

Answer 1

Oh, you are such a treat

yelling  to keep the beat

all the while loving "odes"

to your dog's loads!

Frank the Gastank has not been around for awhile.  He is probably reloading.  When he appears, you best be ready, cause when it's unloaded it's odoriferous!

Answer 2

i thought the poem was sweet and have some much rhythm and beat. And it was about dogs it was short and straight to the point. I give you an A+.

Answer 3

I would suggest empties its bowels

Answer 4

Your poem doesn't scan - your syllables are all over the place. 5/3/3/4/9/8. You need to have a pattern. For example:

Some dogs are scruffy,

  some are so neat.

And some can be fierce -

  others are sweet.

But ALL dogs eat meat

  and 'dump' on the street!

'Though still not perfect, it has more order to it. 5/4/5/4/5/5.

Answer 5

I don't know if there is a poetry policeman/woman, but I hope not.

You wrote "To me, poems, however long or short, must rhyme and scan.

If they don't, they are just manipulated prose."

I disagree and I hope you are not the police and here is my poem that refuses to conform to your criteria.

I write bad poetry

so you say

where is the power of your imagery

In fact, where is your imagery

I write bad poetry

Can't you understand

I won't conform to your demands

Suddenly struck I write

but don't expect rewriting

Rhyming is an impossibility

so please don't bully me

And reasoning, you want sensibility

but that 's not my way

really, do you need more convincing

I write bad poetry

and if I laugh at convention

that's my happiest invention

I write bad poetry

and you insist on knowing why

and what for

rebel that I am still

I hope you will understand

I write bad poetry for me and dare

dear you

Answer 6

well no i haven't written poetry bout dog poo, but hey!

your poem does rhyme but your internal metering is off

Some dogs are scruffy

Some dogs are neat

Some dogs are fierce

Some dogs are sweet

But each and every dog eats meat

And dumps it's load all o'er the street.

now i've lost the rhyme. ho hum

dogs sweet and scruffy

snuff at your feet

dogs fierce or mean;

they all eat meat

and all have owners who leave the sh*t in the street

or

Dogs are of many types

sweet and mean:

they all poo in the street, just the same

and my haiku version (losely rendered)

dogs, like people

come in all sizes:

warm poo steams in the street

but to me, poetry doesn't need to rhyme or scan, tho i agree it can be very clever when it does.

now i've written 3 poems bout dog poo.

euugh must wash head out.

;)

Answer 7

Emptying their bowels in the street

Isn't so bad, in fact it's a treat.

I'd rather scoop it all up from the road

Than from any floor within my abode.

A bit fierce, scruffy dogs can still be sweet;

But highest on my list: they MUST BE NEAT !!