Fly dust is a pie must
when baking “trick or Treats”
Spider monkey, nice and chunky
also makes good eats
Effervescent woodworm whip
tops them both with ease
Serve it all for Halloween
they are sure to please
Happy Halloween everyone!!!!
Categories:
spider monkey, food, fun, halloween,
Form: Rhyme
Searching in the morning, evening and at supper time
They are looking in vain for Lucy’s confederate dime.
The bull is bellowing in the ears of the hippo so rare.
The toucan shouldn’t have come, he does not even care.
We are the rescue rangers - the mighty four they say.
I forgot to mention they brought along spider monkey this Monday.
I think I see a shiny thing, crow says, flying off to find it.
The dime is never found at all, and Lucy throws a fit.
Categories:
spider monkey, animal,
Form: Rhyme
The child emerged from the Nile with a howdy hey hey
Pretending she did not know in any way
That a tiny culprit was on her head that day
Is that a spider monkey? Asked her cousin Stay.
None of your business she said, and they swam away.
Categories:
spider monkey, animal,
Form: Monorhyme
I OPENED A DOOR
NOT SURE WHERE I AM.
OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD
I WOULD SAY TROPICAL LAND.
RAIN FOREST MAYBE.
IT'S HUMID AND HOT.
IT'S A LONG LOOK UP
TO THE SOARING TREE TOPS.
LOT'S OF STRANGE SOUNDS
ABOVE AND BELOW.
SOME ARE FAMILIAR
MOST I DON'T KNOW.
I LISTEN AND VIEW
IN EVERY DIRECTION.
I TAKE IN THE COLORS
AND MANY REFLECTIONS.
I SAW SOMETHING LEAP.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD FLY.
IT WASN'T A BIRD
IT'S A FROG IN THE SKY.
THAT WAS AMAZING.
AT LEAST FIFTY FOOT FLIGHT.
JUST MY OPINION
A THRILL AND DELIGHT.
I SPOTTED SOMETHING
IT'S GREEN LIKE THE LEAVES.
WHAT I SAW NEXT
WAS HARD TO BELIEVE.
A FROG TOOK A LEAP
A SNAKE TOOK A DIVE.
SNATCHED HIS DINNER
I SAW IT LIVE
EMERALD TREE BOA
A BEAUTIFUL GREEN.
THE NOCTURNAL CREATURE
BLENDS INTO THE SCENE
RAINFOREST BEE'S
WERE BUZZING AROUND.
A YOUNG SPIDER MONKEY
WAS AT PLAY ON THE GROUND
BLUE MORPHO BUTTERFLY
FLUTTERING FREE.
ENJOYING LIFE
AS IT SHOULD BE.
A SCARLET MACAW
MADE A DEBUT.
OR SHALL I SAY
WAS JUST PASSING THROUGH
RAINFOREST CREATURES
ABOVE AND BELOW
SOME ARE FAMILIAR
MOST I DON'T KNOW.
Michael E. Harris
05262021
Categories:
spider monkey, freedom,
Form: Free verse
The frustrated witch was tired of that silly ghost with his crazy rule.
She enlisted the help of a trickster vampire bat and a disgruntled ghoul.
They played some tricks on that ghost and sent goblins his way.
The goblins brought along a Dracula, fresh out of his coffin today.
Grim reaper heard about it and put in advice worth a nickel.
He had creeped in the back carrying a crazy black sickle.
Spider monkey came by to add in his two cents while sniffing glue.
Witch had so much advice now, she did not know what to do.
Can you just listen to me? She asked all concerned.
They did not care. Frankenstein came in for his turn.
The silly ghost laughed at his nemesis little fix.
He thought it was great that he was confused and betwixt.
Categories:
spider monkey, 4th grade, 5th grade,
Form: Rhyme
An Amazon Adventure
A Narrative Poem by C Russell
Let’s go, let’s go to the Amazon far,
We’ll catch a boat, won’t need a car!
Let’s see, let’s see the wildlife here,
Jaguar, anteater and white tailed deer.
Let’s travel, let’s travel along the river, too
Down the rapids in our wooden canoe.
Let’s find, let’s find some curious fish,
To see a piranha that is my wish.
Let’s climb, let’s climb the tallest tree,
Then go for a swim with a manatee.
Let’s fly, let’s fly with parrots so high!
Above the leaves all the way to the sky.
Let’s rest, let’s rest under some shady tree,
And watch the White cheeked spider monkey.
Let’s sleep, let’s sleep high up in the canopy,
Next to a giant sloth and his family.
Let’s dream, let’s dream of the flowers so bright,
While a million stars twinkle at night.
Categories:
spider monkey, 3rd grade,
Form: Narrative
I am sorry. It’s just the way I was made.
I’m sorry. It is in my genes.
I’m sorry. It is my pattern.
I’m sorry. But I warned you.
Being with the “I’m sorry people” is a challenge.
They do not want to take responsibility,
And they think a simple “I’m sorry” will fix things.
It will not.
We have a responsibility to be more vigilant.
A man who has left a wife and six children will do it again.
To you.
A woman who knows how to bake pies
knows how to make warm, hot cinnamon rolls.
A spider monkey cannot be chastised or shamed
for being a spider monkey.
It is up to us to be more vigilant and aware.
A unicorn will always be magical and pretty.
But will a magical pretty woman always keep her shine?
Holding an elephant’s foot to a mouse will not always help.
Sometimes we have to hold our own foot to the fire.
Categories:
spider monkey, life, people,
Form: Prose Poetry
Admit One
He stares at the scene on the wall,
obscene shadows projecting private Revelation.
Bony fingers giving emphatic
instruction.
Calling for the call.
Mesmerized in a dark conversation,
conversion, perversions.
Darknesses etherium in condensation.
He turns to the window to see the glowing eyes staring in.
It's Sarzabella! Up in the tree.
Looking for the quickest way to a bowl of something!
Get in here you little spider-monkey-
kitty.
You little prankster-branch shaker.
You have a future in twisted trixter, puppetree?!
Categories:
spider monkey, animal, cat, fear,
Form: Free verse
Reincarnated, I will come back as a mustached and bearded Italian organ grinder,
I will live in Rome, Italy and play my home-made barrel organ in the streets,
My pet spider monkey, Shark, will happily grab up silver coins, as a reminder.
And we will make the beautifully-dressed Roma gypsies jump and laugh and squeak.
I will grind out the best songs, and Ellen will discover us and want to put us on TV.
Shark and I will be flown to America, where we will be applauded and approved.
We will play romantic music for everyone, and be as obnoxious as we can be.
We will be a hit with no one on that plane, people who are boring, and not easily moved.
We will be offered millions of dollars, to leave our wonderful streets of Rome.
But we will make our escape, not caring about the fame or the money,
For spider monkeys and organ grinders know the beauty of being in their home,
And we have a cozy nest, with our llamas and our elephant, named Honey.
Categories:
spider monkey, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
My fists are small, my arms are weak,
And my aim is downright pathetic.
I cannot watch doctors administering
Shots and needles and things
Without shuddering.
I struggle to open heavy doors.
I claim a full five feet of height
To my name, and my posture
Makes it less.
I love soft things and cry at sunsets,
Write poetry, love endlessly,
Pat small children on the head,
Twirl in the rain, and
Scurry up tall trees like a spider monkey.
My soft fingertips have never curled
Around the barrel of a gun.
I can't stand to see others hurt,
So why
Do these words fly from me,
Sharp as knives, quick as razors,
Cruel and heartless. I laugh
At the pain my words bring. I smile
Around insults and accusations.
Here is my arsenal- my lips and tongue and mind,
Even my heart.
Without a gun or sword or weapon of
Any kind,
I kill.
Categories:
spider monkey, hurt, war, words,
Form: Free verse
An Orangutan said to the Chimpanzee,
“I’m bored and tired, hanging in this tree.”
Going to pack my bag and move to the States,
Live with Gus Gorilla, and hang out with his mates.
The Chimpanzee thought hey, that’s a good idea,
I know a Spider Monkey who lives in South Korea.
Owns a posh apartment, he keeps as a timeshare
Sent me a text, “come over, I’ve a room to spare”
However;
Neither liked the city and soon realised their mistake,
Noisy, brash and crowded, somehow rather fake.
They moved back to the jungle and so began to see,
Home is where the heart is;
and that’s where you should be.
Categories:
spider monkey, adventure, funny, nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
< Coco was his name
Spider monkey all the same
Dad worked for zoo
Feeder of Coco too
Brought the little guy home
Boy did Coco love to rome
Droppings here and there
Mom covered up his dairy - air
Shoulders he did seek
Knocking younger ones off their feet
Bananas and salted nuts
Made Coco dance and strut
Each day a animal of new
Dad brought home from the zoo
But the one I'll remember the most
Was coco who shared my daily toast
Tribute To
Como Park Zoo
St Paul Minnesota
Coco And Daddy
Can You Imagine
A Monkey Playing
With 10 Kids LOL
Categories:
spider monkey, adventure, caregiving, childhood, education,
Form: Couplet