Well, doggone it, if it isn’t already time for the Quadrille again! 

De Jackson here, aka WhimsyGizmo, here with my favorite poem subject, the Quadrille. It’s a little invention of our own doing right here at dVerse, in which we ask you to write a poem of precisely 44 words, including one word we provide for you. 

Today, I want you to have some doggone fun, and include some form of the word dog in your poem. 

Write about the dog days – of summer, of war. The dog-eared pages of your favorite novel. Tell us about a time you were sick as a dog, or give us a little hair of the dog. Make it rain cats and dogs. Put your poem through a downward-facing dog yoga pose, or let it run with the dogs. Let sleeping dogs lie, or tell the truth about this dog-eat-dog world – or anything else you doggone please. Just be sure your poem is exactly 44 words long, including some form of the word dog – or you’ll be in the doghouse. 

Some fun dog words: 
Watchdog. Bulldog. Dogsled. Dogma. Hotdog (or chilidog). Sundog. Lapdog. Fogdog. Dogfish. Doggerel. Boondoggle. 

Some poetical pooch inspiration: 

{And this book is just perfectly poetically wonderful.}

New to the Q? Here’s what to do:  
Sit! Stay! Now: pen us a poem of precisely 44 words (not counting the title), including some form of the word dog. Post your poem on your own blog, and link up with us using the Mr. Linky below. Then take a virtual walk around the doggone blogosphere, as you read and comment on the amazing work of your fellow poets. The Quadrille is here all week, so be sure to come back and read (and write) some more! 

Music, Maestro:

Who Let the Dogs Out? – Baha Men
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojULkWEUsPs&list=RDojULkWEUsPs&start_radio=1

Hound Dog – Elvis Presley 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eHJ12Vhpyc&list=RD-eHJ12Vhpyc&start_radio=1

How Much is That Doggie in the Window? – Patti Page 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqwq4AgMiik&list=RDAqwq4AgMiik&start_radio=1