Gorilla tail does hard work, yet, there are much for cleaning and
remove!
He can't sleep without alcohol.
What else can you expect from an old alcoholic but boasting!?
Staggering left and right and burning incense.
There once was a gorilla
Whose name was Camilla
She once had a pipe dream
Of eating much ice cream
But it had to be flavoured vanilla.
Her best friend of course
Was a former racehorse
Who just couldn't place
In any horse race
For which she felt much remorse.
Based on Zoo News, Gorilla is in den for security reasons
down my straw slides a mini gorilla
a sassy, saucy, delightful fella
his trousers are pink, his shirt is yellah
he swam in my malt; this mini gorilla
Ugly gorilla tell silly story about his friends, dogs - rabbits.
Big and small lizards carefully listen to the gorilla and smile.
Baboon and tiny worm love to be in, and follow, gorilla tail
Have you seen Gorilla "tail"!? So tiny so ugly so bedraggled
Silverback led his gorilla by the wrist
out into the fog and missed,
lost his heart and then his way,
sadly, he was heard to say,
"Don't get me wrong,
I'm no King Kong,
it's plain to see,
so, don't make a monkey out of me."
Silverback took his gorilla by the hand,
looking for the promised land,
a jungle bungle at very best,
made him roar and beat his chest,
"What can I say,
she's no 'Fay Wray,'
here on the ground
I'm an ape, I don't monkey around."
The fierce, scary, chest pounding came
From the sight of the golden gorilla
His mission was to destroy all peace
And rid the world of harmony
But I calmly went to him
And offered him a delicious banana
I do not see the house at first, I see the bird feeders and a fat cat.
The striped beast lies in wait on the path to Aunt Marvel's house.
Like an intimidating guard dog, probably aware of the chubby robins
The scene is beautiful with foxglove, daisies, marigolds and bluebells.
Johnny jump ups, begonias, and lilies delight the air with fragrance.
Past the cat I see Aunt Marvel's pretty gingerbread house, it suits her.
Painted in a gorgeous peach that takes nothing away from her garden.
“Flower Gorilla won’t bite you!” She yells from the porch. “Come on up!”
The excited Children passing in queue
Halted near the Gorilla in the zoo
As they kept looking on
It did an act wanton-
Hurled at them something dark, it was his poo
Syllable count....10,10,6,6,10
Dec.22.2022
gorilla studies me
I study him
he smirks
so I do too
a mind melding
do we speak the same language?
no
but we speak the same shrugs and grunts
I am Gorilla, and this my domain
You humans return to ensnare me again
Mankind with his bullets has not caught me yet
Hey Fella, that there is one hell of a net!
Now in the zoo with not much to do
The people pass by in an orderly queue
They all seem impressed when I beat my chest
They’re easily pleased so I give it my best
The zoo put a sign up with one word: BEWARE!
As king of the beasts, my job is to scare
For I am the Silverback! Alpha Gorilla
So what made those idiots call me Priscilla
Witchcraft fruits shrivelled gorillas' brains
Wrinkled spectral charm fire scarred apportionment
Wary growl sharp lip foretell malefactor debauchery
Overcome in jungle rummage, fur maimed
Leather crevice herbivore hand final resign
Claimed by human biscuit boned, rifle of dominance
Cunning stealth shadowed charcoal fervour obvious
Conquer given, victor's triumph misaligned
1st February
Inspiration from
Eric Duthie edited ' Wild Company '
published 1962.
Story - Gorilla Hunter by Paul de Chaillu
Sub Categories
Looking for the formal definition, structure, and history of this poetry form? Visit the Poetry Dictionary entry below. Then return to explore how PoetrySoup members bring the form to life through their own poems.