"Yoko" by Thom Gunn

"Yoko" written by Thom Gunn is the name of the poem which describes a dog's behaviors and character. The author describes in the beginning of the poem how the dog hears the firecrackers outside and is to moodily lumber across his room, and he is so gloomy trying to thing something else and not what is going outside. Later, Yoko hears a tread and think, "it's him, my leader, my love.

" In this case, his leader and his love is the man who owns the dog who cares about him, therefore, for a dog he is his leader. In this poem author describes the curious nature of a dog and his loyalty and love toward his owner. They go out for a walk, and dog is feeling a joy and no longer confusion as in his wardrobe gloomy. "Returning to you (as I always will, you know that) are thoughts of the dog that were trying to interpret to its owner, showing loyalty and love for him.