Buckles by David Gilbert for December 05, 2023

What goes around…..comes around.

They have to get their bearings!

The first Buckles haiku!

Buckles you’re so adorable.

“Weave a circle round him thrice,

And close your eyes with holy dread…"

Kubla Khan. Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

So this is the first of haiku’s recited by Buckles.

I said it before, he’s a watchdog and he’s winding himself up.

My dog never chased his tail to settle down in the bed. Only when it seemed to annoy him.

Dogs circle before lying down so they can be sure there are no predators in sight. Personally, I think mine does it to be sure there isn’t any unattended food in sight. I took her to the hospital today – everyone gave her food. She got enough chicken alone to make a meal, enough dog treats for a full meal, and a full meal when we got home, too. Luckily, we burn off a lot of calories while we are there. No one ever offers me anything – and I am good with that.

I love the Buckles’ haiku. I keep hoping the cartoonist will publish a book of all the haiku. I missed out on all these early ones. I’m not sure I’ll live long enough to catch up to #65, which is the first one I discovered.