a poem in my pocket

proper poet can understand rhyme
personal chef pan-handle thyme

thus, poet with pen sits by yon pond
whilst chef, he pulls wet waders on

hip boots for catching crawdad feast
silly verse to tame clawed beast

poet writes fresh doggerel
quick chef dodges froggerel

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It’s quadrille Monday at dVerse where De invites us to write 44-word poems including a form of the word “dog”.