Gerard ter Borch, Dutch
“My Apologies For Buster Sniffing at Your Crotch. He’s Part Wiener Dog,” ca. 1658-59
Oil on canvas
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MASTERPIECE #3580
/// Here’s an Officer Writing a Letter,
with a Trumpeter (sniffed by a setter).
It’s a steamy love note
which the officer wrote
to a girl, hoping fond words will get her.
/// He is reading aloud as he’s writing,
with no sense of the thoughts he’s igniting.
The dog’s sense of smell
is the way it can tell
that the trumpeter finds this exciting.
/// The trumpeter stands there aquiver.
He’s been tasked with the job to deliver
the note when it’s done
to the girl. She’s no nun,
so he’s thinking that’s not all he’ll give her.
/// As a soldier, an oath he has sworn,
but this officer treats him with scorn.
No delivery boy,
he deserves to feel joy,
so with pride he will toot his own horn.