One Family's Zoological Biography
One Family
Parents, two daughters and a son
Children were young and loved learning about life.
Together, they explored the world…often visiting the zoo.
Lover of: the first child with her scientific mind; she loved to watch animals and hear their sounds.
Lover of: the second child and her big heart; she could make life-like elephant sounds as a child.
Lover of: a son with strength; he enjoyed the zoo from his stroller and listened to us make animal sounds.
Who feels: happy when orangutans swing close enough to almost touch, connecting.
Who feels: ecstatic when the elephant takes a peanut from little hands…imagining a safari on its back.
Who feels: uncontrollable laughter when a baby chimpanzee swings and flips around in trees.
Who fears: the pacing tiger’s glaring look.
Who fears: the alligator’s thrashing, splashing and swimming close.
Who fears: the grizzly’s growl as it echoes through the park.
Who would like to see: the whole zoo while riding on elephants’ backs.
Who would like to see: family parrot pictures with birds on heads and every arm.
Who would like to see: the king of beasts preening a little lamb.
Resident Visitors of the Jacksonville Zoological Society
Zoo-Ville is the place where my family found much fun.
© Dane Smith-Johnsen
September 18, 2010
NOTE: I stuck to the bio poetic form format as closely as possible to the Poetry Soup definition.
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