The night was calm, the air was sweet,
The rain had stopped, the moon was high,
The small dog lay outside the door
To watch the stars play in the sky.
“Okay, small dog, it’s bedtime now,
You must come in, I’ll lock the door.”
Reluctantly she made a move
And came into the warm once more.
A puzzled frown upon her face…
A shake of head, a flap of ear…
She seemed perplexed and looked around,
She wasn’t happy, that was clear.
“What is it, girl? Not poorly ears?”
The ears in question dropped, she’d heard,
Crawled on the sofa, curled up tight,
For ‘ears’ is a four-letter word.
I cuddled her instead a while,
But now and then she’d shake and twitch.
So, getting quite concerned, I asked,
“What is it, girl, that makes you itch?”
She did not answer, just got up
And vigorously shook her head,
Then with a smiling sigh, she left
To curl up, happy, in her bed.
It was quite late, I took the hint,
And barefoot stood upon the rug,
I wondered what her problem was,
Looked down and thought, “Is that a bug?”
It wriggled… all twelve inches long…
I watched it writhe, contort and squirm…
While laid out on the patio
She’d obviously ‘caught’ a worm!
Now me and worms do not get on,
I do not mind them in the earth,
But writhing on my rug at night?
Of such a length and such a girth?
I grabbed my slippers, double-quick,
Then made the kitchen in a rush,
Returning to evict the thing,
By wielding dustpan and the brush.
The dog looked on, I heaved a sigh,
“O writer, please, would you confirm,”
The small dog said, with eyes alight,
“Did I just have my first ‘earworm’?”
Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
Bless you, Ani 💜
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Reblogged this on Ed;s Site..
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Thanks for sharing, Ed.
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Oh! Annie an earworm no less, and it didn’t even have a tune!! 💜
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I know… I feel cheated 😉 xx
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‘Snot fair is it ? 💜
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Heh 🙂 x
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😖💜
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Never mind Ani here is a real earworm 😜
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Thanks, Willow xx
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Lol 💜 that was all Ruby !
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I thought it might have been 😉 x
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💜💜
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Love this. Though I don’t envy you the worm encounter.
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It was not pleasant… but must have been worse for Ani!
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Oh dear, never a dull moment with Ani, is there?
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Oh no… she was trying to protect me from the red kites flying overhad when I cut the grass yesterday. I told her that they are bigger than she is, but I don’t think that was going to stop her…
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I keep looking at our grass, but it’s far too wet for cutting. Secretly, I’m glad as not quite ready to tackle it yet!
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Mine needs a second cut fairly rapidly…but the rain is stopping me, thankfully 😉
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Poor Ani. It must have been disconcerting for her. I wish I could get rid of ‘earworms’ so easily 🙂
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She looked awfully bewildered by the whole affair.
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Poor Ani. But I’m glad she got rid of it herself and it didn’t mean a trip to see the V.E.T.
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I think the earthworm must have seen a warm place to hide while Ani was moon-bathing.
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Oh wolf!! The horror!!😂
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Poor Ani looked very surprised about th ewhole affair 😉
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Aww, cute.
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🙂
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This is great Sue. I don’t mind worms or snails, but slugs? urgh!!
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I’m just not keen on worms on the rug when I’m barefoot 😉
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True!
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I love this poem so much! The rhythm and rhyme, the “small dog”…it’s all delightful. Thank you for sharing such a great poem! 🙂
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The small dog and I are glad you enjoy her antics 🙂
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That must have been a big worm! Dot would not have been happy to have that on her either.
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Ani certainly didn’t approve!
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Oh, golly, that gave me complete shudders!
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It did for me at the time too 😉
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Ani, dont worry. He was only a fan of you. Want to wispering you details for the new story. 😉
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Ah… so I’m a worm-whisperer now? 😉
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Possible! ;Lol
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Only the Daft Dog could acquire a literal earworm! 😉
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She hasn’t laid outside at night since 😉
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‘That’ll learn her’…
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For a while 😉
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😂
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Hahaha! I love how she was so *clearly* communicating, but it’s often so hard to get what a dog wants!
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I knew it was her ears…the floppy ones are prone to dodgy ears… but I’d never have guessed at this problem 😉
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Nope! A big ol’ worm is a rare problem!
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And one I never hope to see again 😉
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Eeek! Sue, you need to get out the de-worming medication. Poor old Ani.
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I don’t think it works on stray earthworms 😉
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Nope, you are right about that.
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Poor Ani, it must have been driving her crazy! The worm on the carpet I can handle. However, you’d have been able to hear me clear over there if I found a large (or small) centipede or millipede or whatever they’re called. I’m glad it worked out so Ani and you could get some sleep. Hugs.
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She just seemed completely mystified by the whole affair… then left me to deal with it 😉
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