WORLD WIDE WAG
by April Halprin Wayland
If you were a dog,
if you were asleep
the trail of your tail
like a broom’s mighty sweep
if your big goofy paws
were seen racing on air
chasing rascally cats
whose claws clicked on the stairs
if your eyes were shut
tightly
if you howled
politely
if your rump gave a wiggle
and I choked back a giggle
if I put it on YouTube
would you be embarrassed
if puppies with laptops
could see you in Paris?
published in POETRY TAG TIME by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong (2011)
note: I changed the second stanza for this blog post–trust me, it’s a far better poem now!
