First dream of the year:
big gorilla chases me
down
unknown byways
talk at lunch - evolution
celibacy, SEX, MEN,
GOD!
a good swat - that's what
the young monkey gets for
its
getting out of line
twelve balloons for my birthday
twelve
balloons for Valentines
under a full moon
noises from the monkey house
long
after midnight
out when the weather's coldest
the animal
lover's cat
the lady from town
powders her face - reds her
lips
monkey-grimaces
stepping carefully around
all these ugly
sidewalk slugs
showing off his skill
he swings from the monkey
bars
eyeing the females
how tenderly the caged ape
hands the
apple to its mate
under a deluge --
the primate family remains
inside
the shelter
bored to tears with my neighbor
but I
needed the sugar
chatter of monkeys
rises with the rising
sun
mealtime at the zoo
waiting 'till the moon comes out
to plant
morning-glory seeds
old patriarch ape --
one more time he chases
off
male opportunists
parking lot seagull struggles
with a
ziploc-bagged bagel
when the sun comes out
all the monkeys come out too
-
and cherry trees bloom
black ants invade the kitchen
termites
hatch in the bathroom
tangerine peelings
scattered in the primate
cage
slowly withering
snake-lover who fears spiders
has one
crawling up his sleeve
apes and gorillas
the world is full of all
kinds
the same with people
Geri, the summer gypsy
once more to the
shopping mall
nose pressed to the bars
the little monkey
mimics
kids making faces
it's NOT the fishtank filter
it's a
cricket in the room!
monkey mom looks for
that one aggravating flea
--
her eyes darkening
the little owl in this link
we thought
stuffed, until that wink!
a nip on the rump -
not sexual harassment
just a
playful ape
we danced with the bride's brother
the
'Lindy" to Mack-the-Knife
twice scolded monkey
moons the head of the
family
in the cage next door
he dreams a cat-guillotine
for the neighborhood
prowlers
monkey face peering
from a tangled liana
ah -
mother-in-law
the rear view mirror fell off
just before
the trip back home
one baby monkey
sleeping in its mother's arms
mouth
dribbling milk
we both buy dollar
bracelets
rainbow-shimmers in the
sun
young female monkey
picks petal off the blossom
--
enraptured with love
since that fat cat sat on it
the
"live-forever" didn't.