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The Last Organ Grinder

...Peanuts slowly slid between the old man's fingers as he watched.
Unaware, his long time patrons smiled and greeted him as they passed.
The music stopping abruptly,
he listened to the sound as the ...

Categories: capuchin, age, animal, child, death,
Form: Prose Poetry

The Last Organ Grinder

...

The street organ grinder was a musical novelty popular in the 19th century.
It consisted of a barrel organ strapped to the body, it was heavy, and had a
stick to stand it up, a crank wheel ...

Categories: capuchin, history,
Form: Haibun

To Lisa and Joel

...Monkeys make the world go round
The world go round, the world go round
Monkeys make the world go round
They make the world go round.
Vervet, howler, capuchin
Marmoset or tamarin
Their ooking an...

Categories: capuchin, animal, fun, funny, money,
Form: Lyric

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

dichotomy -

...
yeah, right ...
do you really think I believe that?
that I'll swallow that pill?
look at the damn lines on this brow ...
do you think they were etched
by happenstance??
not even CLOSE, sweeth...

Categories: capuchin, analogy, break up, conflict,
Form: Free verse

The Catacomb

...Catacombs, slumbering dead
Slipped from life emotions shed
Blistering dark, insects creep
Dead will all their secrets keep.

Concrete world laden grey
Occupants have had their day
G...

Categories: capuchin, death, feelings,
Form: Rhyme

Spunky Monkeys and Madrid Orchids, Oh My

...Have you ever heard of the Monkey-Face Orchid?
             They are common in the steep mounts of Madrid. 
It resembles the shape of a Cauchin Monkey’s face and eyes,
   when I saw this unusua...

Categories: capuchin, flower, nature,
Form: Rhyme

Joke

...Capuchin
stole a lady’s shorts
mischievous...

Categories: capuchin, animal,
Form: Haiku

Capuchin Monkey

...shrieks
white faced monkey
enters the ladies room...

Categories: capuchin, animal, vacation,
Form: Haiku

Glong, Glong, Glong

...G..long, G..long, G..long,
It was so intriguing
The G..long sound
Trumpeting elephant?

No elephant here said..
Greville the greedy goat,
Sim the swaying giraffe
even Lind the chaffinch.
In ...

Categories: capuchin, giggle, humor,
Form: Free verse