HUSBANDS AND DOGS

HUSBANDS AND DOGS


Dogs and husbands bark too much,
Both are a big nuisance.
While we can muzzle a dog,
We cannot our husbands.

Feed the dog and pat his head,
And he will be docile.
Do the same with your husband,
Yet he will be hostile.

Husbands are unlike a dog,
They cannot be compared.
Yet, the one common thing is
That they cannot be shared.

Poor husbands often lament
That they live like a dog;
While trying to fulfill the whims
Of wives, they often slog.

Of the two, some prefer a
Dog and some the other.
But those with a husband dog,
Do not need another!


• Written in abcb, 7-6-7-6 format

* A mild counterpart of this poem may be viewed at: "WIFE AND THORN" 


M C Gupta
31 August 2004