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Daggy Shog

By Erynn Crittenden
April 1, 2026
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A shaggy dog
So full of fur
Is bound to cause
A massive stir
As they trot
Within the ring
With a shaggy
Mop-like swing
Taunting all
The other dogs
Who got featured
On the blogs
And never knew
How it felt
To win a prize
Or mat a pelt
For they all
Had groomers who
Shaved them down
When their hair grew
But shaggy dog
Has no such plan
His hair is wild
And there’s no man
Who could clip
His mass of fur
And the judges
All concur
That when shaggy
Does appear
In the best show
Of the year
After winning
A small contest
Declaring shaggy
Was the best
The judges gave
This shaggy boy
Who wagged his tail
And barked in joy
A score that left
Others in awe
For in conclusion
They all said “naw.”


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Erynn Crittenden

Erynn Crittenden has written poetry since she could hold a pen. This love prompted her to earn a BA in Creative Writing, where she learned how to experiment with syllables and styles. Since then, Erynn has self-published three poetry collections (By the Bones, Transfiguration, and Into the Western Sky) through Amazon. She also writes and publishes plenty of individual poems on her website, and her work has appeared in the Talon Literary Magazine, the Beautiful Poetry anthology by Silent Sparks Press, the #AmWriting anthology by the Wayne Foundation, and Life Blood: A Collection of Vampire Tales by Gary Hill. Erynn is also the creator and host of the Present Poetry Podcast, where she reads and celebrates a different poet every week. Find it and the rest of her works by visiting her website at LadyErynn.com.

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