At the Zoo

Posted on by February 25, 2020

At the 

 

 

 

 

with apologies to Simon and Garfunkel

…

The 

 

 

stand for honesty

 

 

are insincere

 

 

 

And the

 

 

 

 

are kindly but they’re dumb*

Orangutans are skeptical

Of changes in their cages

And the zookeeper is very fond of rum

are reactionaries

Antelopes are missionaries

Pigeons plot in secrecy

And hamsters turn on frequently what a gas

_________________

Elephants are not dumb.

Back to the song already!

 

Guess where I spent MY entire weekend? I originally thought Mr.’s Simon and Garfunkel would give me the opportunity to upload lots of my pictures. I was wrong. They want animals I don’t have and lack verses for all the ones I’ve got. Tragedy. That’s OK. I massacred their song anyway. (And yes, when you kill every line of two verses, it can properly be called a massacre.)

About jesterqueen:
Jessie Powell is the Jester Queen. She likes to tell you about her dog, her kids, her fiction, and her blog, but not necessarily in that order.

Comments

At the Zoo — 7 Comments

  2. Sounds like you had fun twice over, at the zoo and composing this post!  🙂

    • I had this stuck in my head the whole time we were there for all of two days. EARWORM!!

  3. Have you considered mangling this to the tune of "Feelin groovy"?
    Looks like a fun way to spend the day!

     Are the animals well treated there, with enough room?

    • Haha! Simon and Garfunkel mangled to Simon and Garfunkel. That would be sincerely funky.

  4. I still like what you did with this, Jessie. Very creative. And, I love the photos.