Breakfast is my favorite meal,
but first I have a job.
My first task is to wake my friend;
the one who does doorknobs.
Our first inspection? My back yard
I check that it’s all fine.
Then back inside and in a flash
A breakfast dish is mine.
My friend does silly human stuff;
“Coffee” he will say.
It doesn’t matter much to me.
Attention? I don’t pay.
Then it’s back to bed for me —
a nap with my full tummy.
I love my morning schedule
and breakfasts that are yummy.
-Chocolate
I’m Pete Harbeson, a writer (among other things) located near Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to writing my own content, I’ve learned to translate for my loquacious and opinionated pup Chocolate Bossypaws. No surprise, she mostly speaks in doggerel. You can find her contributions tagged with Chocolatiana.
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