Zookeeper doing his morning rounds
Making sure all animals were fed well
Growls turning to contented purrs
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AP: 2nd place 2025
The insane things I would do if I was
a keeper at a zoo
I would tell an owl he's aloud to blink
And tell a skunk that he doesn't stink
I would show the lion who is king
And teach the bees how to sing.
I tell the hyena its OK to cry
And encourage the penguins to fly
I would play music for the rhinos to dance
And buy the elephant a pair of pants
I would teach the monkeys how to be good
And give the termite vegetables not wood
I would have no fencing to keep them apart from man
I'm off to the zoo tomorrow so I can start my plan
She is a fabulous fox, his zookeeper brother said.
Jason had been fooled before, so he ignored him.
I cannot date her myself, she is my co-worker said Fred.
He’s probably talking about a real fox said cousin Jim.
But then the fabulous fox entered the hall.
She was so beautiful, she made both men swoon.
She’s truly something, kind, a living doll.
Introduce me said Jason, who felt effects of the moon.
"All night long under the moonlight, as plain as day before thy eyes, he shines in this disorderly world."
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Zero the small zebra had faint black stripes,
shined under the moonlight.
Monkeys hung by their tails from pipes
thrilled at the sight.
The zookeeper loved to brush Zero's coat
while people stood and stared.
Marching in a grand way to gloat,
white goats were paired.
Zero walked circles around the green grass,
children on his back rode.
The zoo wildlife behind thick glass
even horned toad.
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little hands reach out
young giraffe is just hungry
zookeeper panics
little hands petting
zookeeper hands son lettuce
all three are happy
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He was the cutest tiger I had ever seen in a box with a mat.
Discarded and alone, so I could not resist the plea of this cat.
Also, he was free, and what kind of person could pass up that?
I named him Shere Khan Two, but he did not like it and said so.
I was surprised that he was determined to right this before we could go.
I prefer being called King T.B.Q. he told me with flash as it started to snow.
So King T.B.Q. and I ran to the car,
and I thought all would be well in the next scene.
Except he insisted upon driving, and frankly,
his driving was less than keen.
I tricked him into going to the zoo,
and left him there with a zookeeper, I guess kind of mean.
If your second name is file
don't call your son Peter
If horse whispers spoke louder
would the horses not be trained sooner
Save pounds in batteries by only
putting them in the clock when you want to know the time
Make a trip to the zoo more exciting
by dressing as a zookeeper
carrying a gun
and ask people if the have seen a lion
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He loves to keep them all well fed
his mantra is always quip and trim
early to rise and early to bed
but Ali, well he loves to sleep in
o my goodness she accidentally let one loose
the bus was crowded but that was no excuse
afraid she’d ripped her dress of chiffon
she was embarrassed but didn’t let on
she knew the day was off to a bad start
though she’d gotten away with that colossal fart
got to work fifteen minutes late
her boss threw a pail at her the animals couldn’t wait
she'd rushed off as fast as she could
when she made it to the fence knew she was good
but then she accidentally let another loose
scaring off a nervous frantic goose
though feathers flew she finally caught it
not her proudest moment she had to admit
next off to feed an angry grumpy mongoose
wouldn’t you know it… she accidentally let one loose
to top off her first morning not going well
told the zookeeper she wanted back to the unemployment carousel
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The zoo zebra had zero zest for his zombie like zoo life
But, was very zealous to zone out and count his zany stripes
Appearing to be very Zen to visitors passing by
At his zenith, he would zoom free upon the plains
Now he just zigzags around his tiny pen
Looking for zucchini snacks the zookeeper left for him
While watching the zookeeper feed
The penguins was pleasing, indeed.
A simple technique –
One fish for each beak
Seemed to work without witnessing greed.
The turtles and ducks were fed, too,
By a pond that’s a part of the zoo.
A big bowl filled with grain
Nestled on their terrain
But they weren’t the eaters on view.
For two pigeons were chomping away
And to add to that urban display
Into this habitat
Crawled the skeeviest rat
Who decided he might as well stay.
Just a typical day in the park
Where all creatures once housed in the ark
Coexist and live free
To a certain degree,
Though I wish some would stay in the dark!
The News Today
Louvre in Paris has closed its door the staffs stand
on the steps and sing the national anthem they have
no lifeboats and can`t stop Louvre being filled with
the art of debris, cleaning up will be a headache
what is art and what is rubbish.
Meanwhile, 80 million rats have sought higher ground
occupying rich people’s homes sleeping and eating silk
sheets and Foie gras get drunk and aggressive on rare
wine and defecating on Persian carpets
Also in the news, a boy in Japan has been dancing with
bears and eating their blueberry jam.
The boy says he will be a zookeeper when he grows up
to put his parents in a cage. The rest of the news is boring
the routine stuff about useless wars on sand dunes
HOLY COW! It's Bigfoot, there in the brush
Lower your voices- he's skiddish
Now, hush
I know his habits, I'm privy as hell
An expert and scholar, I've studied him well
While in line at the grocery
For years I've immersed
In various tabloids becoming well versed
I even speak sasquatch
Oh, you don’t believe?!
It's a cross between Latin and baboonanese
His dads a zookeeper, his mothers a chimp
Her name is Chin Chin- his name is Chip
He's a renaissance man
Well at least is half way
The other halves savage in need of a shave
Just stash those cameras he hates paparazzi
And Jack Links commercials
And rappers with posses
He loathes boy bands and people named Josh
And meat from a can
And Spicegirls called Posh
He's against any wars
but supports the troops
And completely abhors
When his fur cakes with poop
detests media bias
mainly FOX NEWS
But believes Bill O'reilly
has interesting views
He enjoys fine wine and deep conversation
Flinging his poo and masturbation
Those would be two of his favorite hobbies
The world calls him Big Foot
His pops calls him Robbie
No matter a man's call or profession
He must use all the proper protection
Ask the zookeeper why
For he lost his left eye
When the elephant got an ********
Made for Bawdy
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Lookin' after pests
Keepin' a CLOSE eye on 'em
"Those wild animals!"
Roamin' around zoo
Searchin' for sneaky monkey
Hidin' in a tree
Zookeeper gets mad
"Where's Marty, the smartypants!?"
"He TOOK my cage keys!"
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