Terry Flood Poet Rhyme

King Pong

Not a man among us could believe the tales as told
A forty foot gorilla must be fable
This jungle is so hot by day but in the night so cold
It had been said our minds were quite unstable
For acting on the rumours when we’re not completely sold
Suggest we all deserve that ‘nutter’ label
But every man among us would do anything for gold
And so we’ll get that beast if we are able

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Bananas in this jungle two feet long from tip to tip
Maybe causing growth at faster rates
And thus creating quite an evolutionary blip
with massive figs and quite enormous dates
So if we get the monster and the media let’s rip
We’ll all be heroes back home in the states
But will a forty foot gorilla sink our ageing ship
And leave us clinging on to wooden crates

                              *

We found that ape and drugged him but he started to recover
He screamed so loud but he was tied down well
He grinned at me as though he knew that soon we would discover
Something that might send us all to hell
The men stepped back and did their best to hide behind each other
And one man stammered through his urgent yell
“You’ve got your huge gorilla, but turn round and meet it’s mother!”
…
It wasn’t she that made the awful smell.

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Gershon Wolf October 22, 2022 at 8:26 PM I knew I smelled a __________ (fill-in-the-blank) ~ Pinocchio Terry Flood October 23, 2022 at 4:25 AM I’d meant to shower before I scarpered but I just had to get out of there… pronto!

Jenna Logan October 22, 2022 at 8:19 AM You certainly know how to put a wicked spin on old tales, Terry. I always felt terribly sad when Kong was shot down. He should've been left on his island. Men and their greed. Loved your unexpected ending and glad I wasn't around, or I'd have added to the stench. Terry Flood October 22, 2022 at 10:56 AM Perhaps Kong would have turned out to be your prince (from your froggy tale) and you would’ve become step-mum to a forty foot gorilla. Glad you enjoyed, Jenna. Terry

Jeff Kyser October 22, 2022 at 7:56 AM Enjoyed the tale of the spoils of the hunt. Sometimes, you get more than you bargained for! Terry Flood October 22, 2022 at 11:04 AM This began life as a first attempt at Milt’s Quintain contest. I really wasn’t happy with the ababa format and I was also convinced that a gorilla wasn’t likely to win Milt over… particular as he started out as a chimpanzee (The gorilla, not Milt ;-) ). So massive rewrite and this popped out. Glad you enjoyed, Jeff. Terry