Shannon and the Monkeys

This is not part of my book series, it's just a little poem I wrote for Shannon about an experience she had as a little girl when her dad took her to see the monkeys in a cage by his bank in Hawaii.

When Shannon was a little girl
About two years in age
Her daddy took her to the bank
To see the monkey cage
I do not know just why a bank
Would keep a cage of monkeys
But there they were and I'll just bet
Their smell was rather funky!
Shannon and her dad
Lived in Hawaii where it's sunny
You won't believe what happened
At that bank, it sure was funny.
Little Shannon squealed with joy
As she watched the monkeys swing
Until one monkey stunned her
And did the rudest thing
He swung down from the bars up high
Swung down to Shannon's level
Reached through the bars and pulled her hair
And acted like the devil
She opened up her mouth to cry
And call that monkey "Dumb!"
But he reached his hand into her mouth
And stole her wad of gum!
Then scurried up the monkey cage
And chewed her gum just twice
Then spit it out upon the ground
It was NOT very nice
The moral of this story
Is clear to understand
If you want to watch the monkeys
Keep extra gum on hand.

By Merrila Kowacich copyright 2000