I just love this poem by David Sedaris:
Hail hyperactive Myrtle,
Owned by folks who are infertile.
Her owners boast as she runs wild,
"She's not a spaniel, she's our child!"
Sedaris, David. "Dog Days." Esquire 134.2 (August 2000): 144. Academic OneFile. Gale. Nova Southeastern University. 5 Apr. 2008
