“The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.”
Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914) American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist
“With a twitching nose
A dog reads a telegram
On a wet tree trunk.”
Haiku: This Other World (1998)
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A dog reads a telegram
On a wet tree trunk." by Richard Wright?
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