[New-Poetry] Sonnet: Tropical Forest with Monkeys

[James Cervantes]

On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Halvard Johnson <halvard at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> Sonnet: Tropical Forest with Monkeys
>
> When you take your monkeys fishing in the forest
> it's important to remind them not to leave their fishing
> poles behind. Animals, as we know, often have human
> traits and characteristics, and vice versa. If they express
>
> fear of the forest, point out to them that the jungle is not
> as deep as it once was. Farming and lumbering and strip-
> mining have now seen to that. Have your monkeys express
> their thoughts and fears in little balloons above their heads.
>
> Consider having them write little screenplays that, once home,
> they can act in as well as direct and produce to share with
> a wider audience. Bringing along journals and making entries
> in them whenever they have a spare moment is never a bad idea.
>
> Monkeys, whether macaques or langurs or gibbons, all enjoy
> trips to the forest. They always have a good time.
>
>
>
> Hal
>
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