#NaPoWriMo: A Poem A Day – Day 17
Hi everyone! Today is day seventeen of the national poetry month competition.
Here’s my offering >>>
DAY SEVENTEEN:
[Instructions:] From NaPoWriMo Day Seventeen … This prompt was developed by the comic artist Lynda Barry, and it asks you to think about dogs you have known, seen, or heard about, and then use them as a springboard into wherever they take you.
rat-a-tat-tat at the door
there’s nobody there
dog learnt to use letterbox
Today’s poem is a Senryu in a 7-5-7 syllable count. I’ll never forget our clever German Shepherd, Elsa. She used to have a bed in the front porch. After watching visitors use the letterbox to rap at our door and get let inside, this highly intelligent and loving dog learnt to lift the flap with her nose and let it drop in the same pattern as the humans would use. This was her way of saying, “Let me in to play!”
Have a wonderful day, everyone, and I’ll see you tomorrow with Day Eighteen on the NaPoWriMo 30 Day Poetry Challenge 🙂
© Harmony Kent 2022
This is so sweet, Harmony.
Thanks, Robbie 💕🙂
This made me smile, Harmony 🙂
That’s great, Denise 💕🙂
So clever of her!
Thanks, Namratha 💕🙂
Clever poem. And what a clever dog you had. Bravo to you and Elsa both! 🙂
Thanks so much, Mae 💕🙂
What a very smart dog! ☺️
She sure was! Thanks, Ruth 💕🙂
That is absolutely adorable, Harmony! What a cute memory! 🙂
Thanks, Yvi 💕🙂
Ohhh this is so good
Thanks, Mich! 💕🙂
Clever Elsa:)
Every time I visit your poetry, I learn something new Harmony. You’ve left me wondering about Elsa with just 3 lines! Wow!
That’s fantastic! Thanks so much, Arti 💕🙂
Cute one, Harmony!
Thanks, Joan! 💕🙂
Ha! Ha! Good one, Harmony!
Thanks, Jan! 💕🙂
Clever of her! I like the onomatopoeia for knocking. Gives a musical tap to your senryu
Thanks so much, Sonia 💕🙂
Such a smart dog! Maybe she was tapping in Morse code.😍🐾
She could well have been! Thanks, Romana 💕🙂
LOL! Clever.
For sure! Thanks, Misky 💕🙂
This is a great poem, and you have a very smart dog. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, Molly. Elsa was such a wonderful companion 💕🙂
Love the doggy story.
Thanks, Craig 💕🙂
I like the idea of a dog using a letter box to send you a letter — What would s/he write?
Great question, Elizabeth! 💕🙂
funny. hehe. rat-a-tat-tat.
Lols. Thanks, Selma 💕🙂
German Shepherds are intelligent dogs. That’s a sweet memory you have of Elsa.
I loved that dog. Thanks, Priscilla 💕🙂
How sweet! Love this, Harmony. 😊❤️
Thanks so much 💕🙂
A fun story and poem, Harmony.
Thanks, John 💕🙂