A Day at the Zoo
Kim Spivey 1957 (New York)
See the elephant walking back and forth.
Pacing in the dirt, saying "Cool me some more."
The tiger is feasting on a slab of meat.
Gnawing and chewing, getting stuck between his teeth.
A giraffe over there! Oh, so tall.
It's tongue grabbing leaves before they fall.
There's monkey business going on from tree to tree.
Jumping, hanging, skipping, what a sight to see.
Black bears are dancing, reaching high in the air.
I am so happy to see them all there.
About this poem
Describes the great joy we as humans can experience with seeing animal life.
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Written on July 03, 2012
Submitted by kimba75 on June 08, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 453 |
Words | 91 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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