Dispatches for the Colonial Office: Poems about Animals

Monday, May 4, 2026

Lawrence Hall

Doggie-Kisses

For all our little domestic carnivorous quadrupeds

“Love anything, even a small animal, and your heart will surely be broken.”

-C. S. Lewis

Her life is short, her nose is long

A dachshund’s bark is a merry song!

Her life is short, her body is long

And how her little paws pad along!

Her life is short, her ears are long

Her love is a happy ping to your pong

Her life is short, her tail is long

Her eyes are big, her heart is strong

Her life is short

But the memories –

O, the memories are long!

Dispatches for the Colonial Office