Weekly Poetry Challenge four

Governor Killing Her Puppy Dog Petrarchan Poem

Killing a Dog Petrarchan Writing Com

The governor killing her puppy dog
The news is so shocking,
It got everybody talking.
She announced it on a blog.
Saying she killed her hunting dog.
While out hunting and walking,
And stalking pheasants
Her puppy acting like a coy dog.

Her actions were so evil,
That even President Trump denounced it
Her actions caused a political upheaval.
No one would vote to acquit.
She was seen as so medieval.
And denounced as a dog-hating hypocrite.
In the court of public opinion, no reprieval.


Poetry Form: Petrarchan

The Petrarchan sonnet, perfected by the Italian poet Petrarch,
divides the 14 lines into two sections:
an eight-line stanza (octave) rhyming ABBAABBA,
and a six-line stanza (sestet) rhyming CDCDCD or CDECDE.