Brian Strand Poet Rhyme

Going To the Zoo

THE TREAT
Today 
      we went to the zoo
clouds scud high
   & the sky  blue.
Mum,sis &
       me 
filed in the queue
Gran & Gramps
         waited too

Giant giraffes
    six metres tall
looked over
      a stable wall

Short sighted rhinos
    . with a keen sense of smell
hippos wallowing
      in a mud-filled well
Asian elephants
           lifting logs,
leaving the crowd 
all agog

Gorillas foraging
             fancy free
penguins
     'catching' fish for tea

Free to roam
       bok and antelope
&
sea lions leaping 
             over a rope


Amazing scenes
 to recall&  digest,
picnic places
            to eat and rest
Gift shop ices & 
            more besides
entertainment 
       diverse &
                      wide

 Year Posted 2007

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Darlene De Beaulieu May 27, 2021 at 12:01 PM Hello Brian Strand, thank you for making me feel like I went to the zoo. Enjoy your day my friend. Darlene De Beaulieu May 27, 2021 at 3:59 PM Hello Brian, your welcome my friend. enjoy your evening .Cheers! Darlene Brian Strand May 27, 2021 at 2:33 PM Good show Darlene cheers

Kim Merryman May 27, 2021 at 8:59 AM Reads like a picture perfect day! A fun, delight-filled write, Brian! Blessings, Kim M Brian Strand May 27, 2021 at 10:36 AM Yes Kim,two decades ago but still fresh in memory.