The Mimic Monkey Poem by Vidya Pandarinath

A hoary baboon from a lofty bough,
From where he sat beheld a little boy,
In a perambulator, clapping a monkey- toy
Which was looking an exact copy, an imitation though;
The child felt and kissed it well till
His mother left him alone, to buy
Some candies and toffees of joy
She had finished, but was in the shop still
When the big monkey lifted the child
And quickly moved back towards the tree
The mother started screaming to set free
The little one from the grip wild;
But the ape only sat inclining his back
And began to befriend the cool infant;
The alarmed parent neared with courage scant,
And gave a sweet stick to the intruder slack;
Who unsealing it, handed it to the baby,
To the added joy of each of them-
Though differently, and settled in phlegm
The mimic then left carrying his body flabby.