The Monkey

“Rescue” the call was sounded Not three feet away Yet none stirred Giants, Knights and Dragons to a man Stood and stared at the platform above Where the only treasure lay Up sprang the monkey Spikes on his feet Ascended the ladder of no rungs To rescue the treasure Precise and fast No fear knew he, or bounds Resting briefly atop the ladder The cheer went up Hurrah! Up the monkey Up you climb Bring back the treasure of yore The walkway was narrow And treacherous The monkey moved unhindered With the grace of a chimapanze He covered the ground And eventually found He was where he wanted to be So scaling the parapet To the treasure Flat metal was all around Thinner than ice Not at all nice He lay on his belly to crawl And crawl he did Inch by inch As the ground creaked The shouts resonated Through the ground As he stretched a gloved paw Missed Cursing his luck The treasure moved away The monkey resolved And reached again Missed Sweating now Ready for the final stretch Stretching further Connection He floated the treasure down on the wind Grinning with success The monkey returned To glowing faces Triumphant