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The Tail That Can't Be Caught
by Michael D. Schafer → (All Poetry by Michael D. Schafer)
Wednesday, October 5, 2016    Rated "G" by the Author.
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Our dog's permanent play toy

 THE TAIL THAT CAN’T BE CAUGHT

 

Our dog chases his tail.

Round and round he goes.

What he would do if he caught it,

No one really knows.

 

He spins around in circles,

At an incredible clip.

But that tail stays just out of reach,

It always gives him the slip.

 

The hair on his back goes flying.

His head and tail are in a dad heat.

he spins around in circles,

trying hard to make ends meet.

 

Try as hard as he might,

His efforts are for naught.

Our dog doesn’t know he’s chasing,

The tail that can’t be caught.

 

Michael D. Schafer

© July 5, 2016

 

 

 


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 Reviews of "The Tail That Can't Be Caught"
Reviewed by kj Force
Reviewed on October 15, 2016
One impressive " TALE...I mean TAIL...guess we can assume Boxers, Doe
Dobies are the faster dogs,,as they caught theirs ??? hehehe kj

Reviewed by John Herlihy
Reviewed on October 5, 2016
First the title intrigued me, then the idea for the poem. Nicely done; especially for its symbolic implications. Chasing our tails indeed, don't we know the feeling. John

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on October 5, 2016
I think that is the oft used definition of crazy: "Doing something over and over again and getting the same results. The behavior could also be considered ADD or attention deficit disorder. So common in our society today.

But, your poem and Jerry have reminded me that I had better get busy chasing if I'm going to get any tail anytime soon.

Ron

PS. You are really on a roll!


Reviewed on October 5, 2016
How entertaining!! While reading this, I could picture my Shepherd/Collie mix chasing her tail. Fun stuff!!!

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton
Reviewed on October 5, 2016
Hah! I've had a few dogs who did the same. People have that problem also from time to time.


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