First Photo

by Kenneth Hoffman
(Morristown, NJ , USA)

Now be a good dog
We want to take your picture.
You've got to listen
Or I'll have to be stricter.
You've all just eaten
And have been on a walk,
If you don't act right
We're gonna have to have a talk.
Now get closer together
After all he's your brother.
And don't bite his ear -
It's always one thing or another.
Try to sit still - you've the
Attention span of a guppy.
I want you to behave
And stop acting like a puppy!