Kilo and the Seven Cardinals

Kilo and the Seven Cardinals

Sloth is my terrier's best sin.

She's jealous when I pet the next-door dog

but I don't think she envies him

his bones. She lusts for his licksome love

but lacks the lady parts to lure him.

She does not wax wroth that Proof

of Spaying is needed for dog adoption.

She's humble as the humblest nun

and bears false witness against no one.

She thinks that gluttony's the same

as greed. For her there are a mere six sins

and she commits only half of them.

Good girl! Your doggie virtue wins

(despite Descartes) a richly earned

sit-stay among the treats of Heaven.