Love Ape Poems

Poems for Poets VII



Sweenies (or Swine-ies) Among the Nightingales
by Michael R. Burch

(for the Corseted Ones and the Erratics)

Open yourself to words, and if they come,
be...

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Being the clan’s chosen representative
Dad Chimpanzee prepares himself with fervor’s zest
ready to attend this significant event
exposing creature’s welfare development
over centuries against challenges
since in his cognition,...

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If an ape came into my living room, 
And could talk fluently and converse, 
I’d speak with him about sociology, 
Or to her about avoiding...

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Reminds
Of kinds.

With acts
Contacts.

Has hope 
Can cope.

Partners
Darters.

Get food
In mood.

When nice
No ice.

With love 
The glove.

Children
Happen.

Invest
Then rest.

Family
Lovely.

Friendship
The slip.

Mates play
All day.

Ok
I weigh....

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Cj-you asked for it and now you got it  
GOING APE OVER AN APRON     
I was just sitting around scratching...

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Soundware rustles the tree of being
Sending signals through the spine
Ground water morphs into electronic light
Recyled moonlight spreads through sinews

Now we stand
After so many years coursing
Evolving,...

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I'm nothing special, just plain old me

Ancestors from my past came down from the tree

We scratched our knuckles and found that hurt

Scraping our skin through...

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