A Trip To the Zoo

People come to stare at animals there. With no time to spare, they rush everywhere. Moms and babies share as she gives them care. Elephants declare their presence with flare. Critters with long hair jump to trees midair. Dangers anywhere, zoo signs say, “Beware.” Alligators pair; together ensnare. Flamingo welfare wades near unaware. Black ravens declare their cries for warfare. Orangutan’s flair all pose debonair. Snakes slither and scare; many of them rare. Giraffe heads in air stretched eating a pear. Cutest baby bear stayed at zoo’s day-care. Dark starts aftercare; search for disrepair. Hunger fills the air; beast cries everywhere. Zoo keepers’ aware help creatures forbear. A mare with a scare had a wound repair. Grounded in despair once freedom’s coheir. Bald Eagle’s wing tear made life so unfair. When problems ensnare, zookeepers say prayer. Everyone is there beneath the sun’s glare. Bound to a wheelchair, broke or billionaire. People come to share; animals forebear. 1/7/2017