A Zoo Date

The seals were way too noisy;
The snakes were fast asleep,
The turtles kind of boring
And the bison they could keep.

The tiger was a hit and so
Were rhinos and giraffes
And riding on the carousel
Made smiles turn into laughs.

Flamingos caught attention
And some other birds as well
But crocodiles, unmoving,
Though enormous, didn’t sell.

The monkeys jumped too wildly;
The deer did not impress,
Yet lunch in the café we would
Consider a success.

A zoo date spent with Henry*
On a gloomy afternoon,
Though exhausting, makes me hope
For more just like it, very soon.

*my two-year old grandson