I was a perfect stuffed monkey 
Reddish fur with a beige tummy
face and feet
Until an animal got to me
Now, I lie here without arms, legs or ears
Even my tail was chewed off…
Maybe it was coyote
A raccoon
A fox
or possibly… a skunk
Could have been that rat
That rat
That steals Uriah’s food and rawhide bones
That rat
that digs the holes around the kennel
under the garden, and
tunnels alongside the horseradish plant
One day the hawk will come by, and sit
Quietly on the railing
waiting for that rat to make a mistake
when he is dancing
on the top of the kennel
Just under the floor boards of the deck
He will scramble up
to look in the kitchen window
at that point, the hawk will strike…
And that rat will be no more
To late for me, I lie here without arms,
or legs, and ears… even my tail is gone
I have all the time in the world
To wonder
Now what..?
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24 replies on “Poem…I Was A Perfect Stuffed Monkey~”
this poem is excellent! made me smile. i want to print it out and post it up on my cube at work. 😉 thanks for sharing!
southernmusings,
thank you.
Gerardine
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wow, thank you for coming in,
what creative video,
beautiful post!
have fun!
Jingle,
Thank you, I had fun with it..
Gerardine
cute poem, and that poor stuffed monkey.
Viola,
He looked very sad. Thank you for stopping in.
Gerardine
awe this is sad, looked like he needs a good home with someone who can sew lol, lovely pic, and the video, superb, but the best for me was the poem xxx
william,
I was stuck at what to write, then I came across this little guy.. in the grass. have a great day!
Gerardine xx
What a cool poem! A fitting tribute to that poor monkey.
~ICLW #31
Kristin,
Thank you!
Gerardine
How nice! I love this cute poem with the visual!
ICLW
K,
Thank you
Gerardine
fantastic, what a wonderful way of observation. most of us would have looked over it.
trisha,
Thank you, I love nature!
Gerardine
Awww, that poor monkey! I hope that rat gets caught.
Love the poem!
Heather,
I haven’t seen him today, he may be gone..I can hope:-)
Gerardine
you caught him on video!
now that i know what that templeton looking fother mucker monkey hating rat looks like I will be sure to be on the look out.
He won’t be dancing when he is caught, kept alive and delivered to you hand cuffed and gagged so Uriah can watch you get even with that odd numbered rat!
dusty,
LOL!! Uriah will be very happy to know you are on that rats’ trail. Uriah is afraid of him.
I love your comment! Have a great weekend!
Gerardine
that’s a poor stuffed monkey.. And a lovely poem 🙂
nanno1982,
Thank you
Gerardine
Very very lovely poem. The poet has humanize a stuffed monkey and exposed it’s feelings. It has been hurt by chewing it’s tail, hands and tail even it’s face by unknown animal but it suspect on rat. so he is waiting impatiently to come a day when the rat will meet it’s end in hawks attack.
The anxiety and the rivalry feelings of a doll has been shown in very lively way. the poem really touches the soul.
Thank you
Robin jokes
Robin jokes,
What a wonderful comment, thank you for stopping by.
Gerardine
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