A Sweet Treat

As I lie here aptly napping I heard a sound, like someone lapping Lap, Lap, Lapping of a tongue, for sure Must be the dog and nothing more But soon the lapping , getting louder Like the lapping up of chowder I gave the dog the night before Yes, it's him and nothing more But half asleep and still quite drowsy Feeling still a little lousy I'll lift a lid and spy upon the floor At the dog's bowl near the door To my surprise the dog was missing Then suddenly I felt some kissing Kiss, kiss, kiss and then some more But sitting up seemed such a chore There she stood, two feet eight With empty cone and chocolate faced Just in need of, warm embrace A simple hug we've shared before So on my knee she gladly sat We shared the cream, salt, sugar, fat And we both had a healthy laugh As the dog lapped up the floor It was ice cream, nothing more !