If you dig your dog
you know that walking
means you have to mind
the butt-hole scents,
left by hounds or mongrels
trace of reek to follow,
modify,
and leave a mark
to be, become
a king of lightposts,
mailbox-ruler,
top-dog in the neighbourhood.
Wilhelm Trübner
Today the Quadrille at dVerse is hosted by De, and the word to inporporate in your poem is dog.
May 18, 2026
Björn Rudbergs writings 
HAH! Love the image! And oh my….well I could talk metaphorically about kings leaving their mark all over town….but let’s stick with the poetry, right?
Ha… yes that is how you become a king… leaving your mark in any way
A fun quadrille, Björn. I miss walking my dog, and he’s been gone over 17 years now. I would love another one, but don’t want to upset Luna the cat.
I think a dog with an old cat would be a challenge for the dog.
It worked with Max and Jasper, but Max was a very different cat to Luna, who is quite shy.
Oh yeah! You’ve definitely nailed the dog-walking experience, Björn!
I never had a dog, but I walked my sister’s dog a few times.
not sure i could cope with a dogs sense of smell.
enjoyed this poem
A good one, Bjorn. You know that all that urine will eventually rust the post away. In our neighborhood, mail box posts have to be replaced because of all the dogs coming down the sidewalk!
You’ve marked your spot with this prompt, Bjorn. Nice work. Thanks
well done, humans are animals, but luckily for us, animals are not human 😂
I especially like the king of night posts! Jae
The reality of dog walking- fun take Björn😅👏
Ha! True, true, and please forgive me for breaking all the rules with my post. Months of sleep deprivation made me do it.
Ah! The joys/travails of dog walking! Dogs are not dogs if they don’t mark their place. What a fun take, Björn.
You perfectly captured the internal monologue of the dog walker!
This line hit my funny bone with the force of a rather large bark:
“means you have to mind
the butt-hole scents”
Ha! Unexpected delight. Hilarious, Bjorn.
Björn, your poem reminds me of a TT video I saw yesterday of a group of dogs speaking to each other, wondering what their owners were doing with all their poop that they were collecting. Nicely written 👏
I see this played out every day in my neighbourhood!!!
I love the fragrant dog walk you took us on. 🙇♀️Bow wow
Lol, so true of our dogs and then especially as a metaphor.