Gorilla [Lyric Poem]

They say gorillas are diurnal --
   Of this there is a truthy kernel.
 They're active daily between naps...
  Unless their naps all overlaps.

Contemplative Gorilla [Tanka]

the gorilla
looks deep in contemplation;
children are bored,
but I can't help but wonder
what it is he's plotting?

Posted on July 24, 2013 by B Gourley

Taken in the Summer of 2012 at Zoo Atlanta

Bonus pic

The top pic reminded me of a line of poem I once scrawled: “I see a miracle in each leaf.” The little guy seems pretty fascinated anyhow.

What is he (or she–we weren’t that well acquainted) thinking?