Rounds With The Mulberry Bush - Lincoln Park Zoo Poem by Ima Ryma
Rounds With The Mulberry Bush - Lincoln Park Zoo
Young gorilla, Mondika, guy
Is wrestling with a leafed branch that
Lincoln Park Zoo keepers supply
In the gorilla habitat.
A fresh mulberry browse is cut
And hung in the habitat, then
Young Mondika 'round it does strut,
Then up for the sport - he's all in,
Pulling and pushing, then back out.
He gives the browse fierce tug of war,
Then retreats to surprise, no doubt,
The browse as he goes in for more.
When Mondika is on a tear,
Mulberry browse is worse for wear.
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5/2/2024 2:40:44 PM # 1.0.0.1119
This vignette conveys the goofy humor that animals are capable of. That gorilla knew how to mix the spice of playfulness into his daily routine of eating. And you had the time and inclination to notice. A 10 for your poetic receptivity!