John Betjeman appointed Poet Laureate in 1972 is celebrated as the best loved poet of the twentieth century. His subtle blend of wit and melancholia  (+)

See the kitten how she starts
Crouches stretches paws and darts;
With a tiger-leap half way
Now she meets her coming prey.
Lets it go  (+)

The truth I do not stretch or shove
When I state that the dog is full of love.
I've also found by actual test
A wet dog is the lovingest.
'The  (+)