Visual Poet’s Thirty, 30 Days of National Poetry Month 2011; Poop Scoop Pledge Poem

On this day of National Poetry Month 2011; my poem The Poop-Scoop Pledge encourages all pet owners to commit to preventing serious human health hazards by scooping the poop.                                                 

I promise as I walk here and there with my best pal

I will proudly carry a scooper to remove all residual

I will not allow my neighborhood duty to go awry

I promise to be readily observant as we stroll by

I will not harm others with the fecal bacteria group

So, when pal squats to drop piles of poop

I will quickly remove it with a clean swoop

'Cause, I actually care about the public safety, that's no doubt

Believe me; I am so ashamed that it took this long, to shout it out

From this day forward, I will use considerate, discipline

I promise, I'll be a responsible animal lover, thru thick and thin

And, I will encourage others to avoid, committing the same, poop sin

This solemn oath, I will never renege, dilly-dally nor hedge

For, today, I faithfully agree to the crucial, Poop-Scoop Pledge

Excerpt from The Poop-Scoop Pledge                                                 

Copyright by Deborah Young, Visual Poet