Promptly Poetry Challenge 2021-22

Buck [Week 48 entry]

Buck


He followed Dad all around the house,
sharp eyes watching the place get built.
He never fetched a tool, but
sat on a live wire once
and learned to look first:
that slightly singed
furry white
rascal,
Buck.




Prompt / Form Note ▼

Prompt: Animals. The first week of May is "Be Kind to Animals Week!" You may write a poem about a pet, favorite animal, wild animals, etc.
Form Note: A nonet is a nine-line poem where the first line has nine syllables, the second eight, and so on, down to one syllable for the last line. Rhyming is optional.