The dogs that go on errands of their own, On rabbit hunt or search for buried bone, Show plainly that they want to be alone. As serious as detectives hunting clues Or cub reporters on the trail of news, They know their ends and do not ask our views. I like to see dogs neither called nor sent; They walk determined, on their business bent, Their very tails expressing sweet content. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FROM THE GREATER TESTAMENT (XXII, XXIII, AND XXVI) by FRANCOIS VILLON DIRGE OF RORY O'MORE; 1642 by AUBREY THOMAS DE VERE GENTLEMEN-RANKERS by RUDYARD KIPLING THE SONG OF HIAWATHA: THE FOUR WINDS by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW NATURAL HISTORY by MOTHER GOOSE INDEPENDENCE by HENRY DAVID THOREAU |