Ima Ryma Poems

Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo
This young African spoonbill be
Getting a close up bird's eye view.
And what a bill the bird does see,
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The Japanese macaques do do
A lot of grooming 'twixt and 'tween,
Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo,
That makes for a more social scene.
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American Guinea hogs do
Like to explore in the dirt at
The Lincoln Park Farm in the Zoo,
Into digging their habitat.
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Baseball season opening day
For the major leagues - the first pitch
Took on Presidential display
When President Taft got the itch.
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Kapuki watches her son do
A Romeo romp in the mud
Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo.
For rhinos this is in the blood.
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A hadada ibis, I do
Like to people watch a whole lot
Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo.
Some folks are fun to watch, some not.
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We cichlids see something that's new
Floating down in our fish tank,
Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo,
And we have the keepers to thank.
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Crying crocodile tears is said
When a person is crying fake
For some selfish motive instead
Of crying for emotion sake.
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A kid on the block that is new,
A Grevy's zebra foal is born,
Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo,
On a nice August summer morn.
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I'm a pygmy slow loris who
Is very slowly climbing 'round,
Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo,
Cuz on a cricket hunt I'm bound.
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