Questioning
Another Reason Why I Don't Keep A Gun In The House (Billy Collins)
Posted 05-01-2009 at 11:57 AM by itSFMe
I tried to find the poem about "A" reason why not to keep a gun in the house, but I guess he never wrote that one...
The neighbors' dog will not stop barking.
He is barking the same high, rhythmic bark
that he barks every time they leave the house.
They must switch him on on their way out.
The neighbors' dog will not stop barking.
I close all the windows in the house
and put on a Beethoven symphony full blast
but I can still hear him muffled under the music,
barking, barking, barking,
and now I can see him sitting in the orchestra,
his head raised confidently as if Beethoven
had included a part for barking dog.
When the record finally ends he is still barking,
sitting there in the oboe section barking,
his eyes fixed on the conductor who is
entreating him with his baton
while the other musicians listen in respectful
silence to the famous barking dog solo,
that endless coda that first established
Beethoven as an innovative genius.
The neighbors' dog will not stop barking.
He is barking the same high, rhythmic bark
that he barks every time they leave the house.
They must switch him on on their way out.
The neighbors' dog will not stop barking.
I close all the windows in the house
and put on a Beethoven symphony full blast
but I can still hear him muffled under the music,
barking, barking, barking,
and now I can see him sitting in the orchestra,
his head raised confidently as if Beethoven
had included a part for barking dog.
When the record finally ends he is still barking,
sitting there in the oboe section barking,
his eyes fixed on the conductor who is
entreating him with his baton
while the other musicians listen in respectful
silence to the famous barking dog solo,
that endless coda that first established
Beethoven as an innovative genius.
Total Comments 3
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hahaha, I like that one.
Posted 05-01-2009 at 01:23 PM by rosalie
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"the famous barking dog solo" - haha, way to put a good twist on something annoying!
Good poem!
Posted 05-01-2009 at 09:26 PM by rbud57 -
Nice one!Posted 05-05-2009 at 07:06 PM by Aventura
