SunningEnglish Poems Index
Sunning :
Old Dog lay in the summer sun
Much too lazy to rise and run.
He flapped an ear
At a buzzing fly.
He winked a half-opened
Sleepy eye.
He scratched himself
On an itching spot,
As he dozed on the porch
Where the sun was hot.
He whimpered a bit
From force of habit
While he lazily dreamed
Of chasing a rabbit.
But Old Dog happily lay in the sun
Much too lazy to rise and run.
By James S. Tippett
Words to Know :
Force of habit : done without thinking
Itch : to have a tickling feeling
Porch : a roofed place outside the entrance
Scratch : 1. To mark with something sharp 2. To rub where it itches
Whimper : to cry softly
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