5th Annual Pet Haiku Contest Submissions

smiles with innocence and grace

kibble everywhere

Haiku rhyme is not my friend

Drop that biscuit now!

Happy that my owner found

A place for me not the pound

A haiku they’ve requested

arf arf arf meow!

She can catch her Blue Frisbee

Noire, The Rock Star

And a Great Big Lizard, too

Roxy is The Queen

She helps us Chill in The Nest

My Pups is The Best

there is still a spot for me

don’t mind if I do

no fan can block this discord

only one here sleeps

walking between your swift legs

you trip and I win

you become my great hero

now top off my bowl

Adopted as a puppy

He found his humans…

she wants to live in Mammoth

please let it happen

I love his squishy face

he hogs the whole bed

Waiting for gentle caress

Patient love surrounds

Carefully treading away

Leaps up to safety

He was orange, furry and cute

Now the cat owns me

Come on! Lets’s play now.

Catch me with this old slipper

Your shoes make good toys

don’t ask me to write a poem

my dog is my life

Bunny does the wiggle hop

Bird says, “wah wah wah”

So dear when you’re far or near

Equal devotion earned in return

come with their owners, happy

to be on Dog Beach

in the park—not the sandwich,

his little dachshund

Bunny does the wiggle hop

Bird says, “wah wah wah”

No matter what the day brings

Love is always first

fetch is my favorite game

your throws bring me shame

Best vets in the universe

Don’t trust alien vets

Food bowl is only half full

Woe is me, the cat

Gecko stalks its prey

Crickets hop around and chirp

Gecko feeds on meal

Chickens peck around

Look for worms and bugs

Go inside and sleep

The bear likes rivers

The bear catches yummy fish

The bear falls to sleep

Little guinea pig

Twinkles scurrying around

Eating carrots, yum

Dogs barking at night

To save the people they love

You will love this dog

I’m a special goose

I ride in a limousine

I swim in a pool

My dog is sleepy

My dog is sleepy a lot

Dogs are cute sleeping

Dogs make you happy

When down they lick to cheer up

Yes, sweet animals

Cats are very furry

Meow when you get back from work

They hug you with love

Bees buzzing in the backyard

Cats sleeping in barn

I’m a small piglet

I sit on a steel bench

I go home and sleep

Birds are flying now

Clouds glistening in the light

Birds are red with love

Monkeys are the best

The monkeys swing on branches

Monkeys are my choice

Pet shelters help dogs

Cats and dogs get adopted

Help pets at shelters

Cheetahs run very fast

But they sometimes have to eat

Cheetahs get tired

I have a big dog

It is gray and black and blue

Can be a bad boy

Brown cats are fluffy

Brown cats are very special

Brown cats make me glad

At the petting zoo

There are sheep, goats, and pigs too

I like the pigs

Swimming in my tank

When I go to sleep, I dream

Swimming in my tank