in the monkey forest, i think of Sun Wukong & Hanuman as a macaque steals my sunglasses
Monkey Forest [Free Verse]
Reply
Tag Archives: macaque
Monkey Sage [Haiku]
the monkey sage sits —
not napping, but looking so,
on the temple wall
Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.
Lopburi Limerick
There was a hasty driver from Lopburi who wasn't fond of the residents, furry. "Get off my damn back about the macaques, they lollygag whenever I'm in a hurry!"
Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.
Mocking Monkey [Common Meter]
One day I passed a gray monkey, and something made me turn. I caught the primate in the act of issuing a burn. Its eyes were closed; its tongue stuck out. Its head twisted to tease. And when it saw me seeing it, for a sec, it did freeze. As if not a thing had happened, and it was not to blame. Before I could make my rebuke it multiplied my shame. by blowing me a raspberry followed by a big smirk. Then it scrambled away before I went truly berserk.
Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.
Stowaway [Limerick]
There once was a mischievous macaque with a knack for invading knapsacks. When a zipper stuck, 'twas his terrible luck to get locked in a trunk & run out of snacks.
Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.
Monkey-in-Training [Haiku]
baby monkey practices solo branch-work low to the ground
Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.
Wheel of Watching [Haiku]
watching monkeys watch humans, watching monkeys; ad infinitum
Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.
Sneaky Monkey [Haiku]
one monkey minds its own business; the other has mischief in mind
Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.
Bucktoothed Monkey Mastermind [Common Meter]
I saw a bucktoothed monkey sit on the ground all alone. It looked the doofus - its dental- mental shortfall shone, but is the size of incisors a measure of one's smarts? Has anyone done the study, gathered data, made the charts? What if that dentally-outsized primate is a dreamer- a mastermind, a supervillain, or just a first-rate schemer? What if it just wants us to think that it's a huge dimwit? So, it doesn't show its erudition, or its razor-keen wit. Instead, it waits for us to be lulled to a false repose, so that it can show us we're all a bunch of biased schmoes.
Tiger Riding for Beginners 