The Artistic Dog

Now, little boy lost, he takes himself so seriously He brags of his misery, he likes to live dangerously And when bringing her name up He speaks of a farewell kiss to me It’s all been very busy down at Rumpy Pumpy Towers since we last wrote. You may well wonder how this can be…

The truth was obscure, too profound and too pure To live it you have to explode In that last hour of need, we entirely agreed Sacrifice was the code of the road As I look down at you chaps from the meadows here at Rainbow Bridge it is clear the Covid chaos I left behind…

The world is old, the world is gray Lessons of life, can’t be learned in a day I watch and I wait and I listen while I stand To the music that comes from a far better land I have to tell you that because I lived with Him Indoors I’ve developed the same sort…

In the lonely night, in the blinking stardustOf a pale blue lightYou’re coming through to me in black and whiteWhen we were made of dreams You’re blowin’ down a shaky streetYou’re hearing my heart beatIn the record breaking heatWhere we were born in time Not one more night, not one more kissAnd not this time babe,…

Mama, take this badge off of meI can’t use it anymore.it’s gettin’ dark, too dark for me to seeI feel like i’m knockin’ on heaven’s door. Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s doorMama, put my guns in the groundI can’t shoot them anymore.that long black cloud is comin’ downI feel like i’m knockin’ on heaven’s door.…

They say times are hard, if you don’t believe it You can just follow your nose It don’t bother me – times are hard everywhere We’ll just have to see how it goes I’ve almost had enough. It’s almost too much to bear. His Nibs was going away this week and I was off on…

Tell me, are those rock and roll dreams in your eyes Tell me behind what door your treasure lies Ever gone broke in a big way Ever done the opposite of what the experts say Tell me, tell me   How many of you good folks are beginning to consider restoring normality to your world?…

Anybody else confused about this furlough idea? I consider I’m a pretty well educated dog but I had never heard of the word until five months ago, it seems to me. I know I touched on this subject the last time I wrote, but we’ve been into town recently for lunch and it was like…

As I survey the world, not from the pavement but from my position atop of my settee, I get to both hear the world (via the rather excellent new Times Radio station amongst others) and see the world (via Sky News, Aljazeera and similar). My views are obviously prejudiced by both the source and by…

I’m not too certain but have I ever told all you good folks of my aversion to visiting the vets? As a young puppy I was quite relaxed with them, there always seemed to be treats involved for good behaviour. But a few years ago I suffered what has become known as the “Anal Gland…