Dammit!
I had this written on Thursday and then forgot to publish it as I wasn’t around on Friday. Anyway, only 3 days late eh? I can’t wait to see what the others come up with for this one, the first thing I thought of when I saw the photo was that old video game ‘Rampage’.
‘Well Really’ said the Elephant
‘Its really rather relevant.
I’m find it quite abhorent
that He has done this thing.’
Said Tiger ‘Listen Elephant’
‘Your anger is quite dominant
You’re scaring all the ruminants
and the birds refuse to sing.’
‘We’ll sort out this predicament.
We’ll find the naughty miscreant
Don’t worry my dear Elephant
Don’t worry bout a thing.’
So the Tiger and the Elephant
Went hunting for the miscreant
Keeping rather observant
Through the jungle they did run.
They found him sitting nonchalant
Among the ruins of what he’d wrought
His manner seemed quite jubilant
Despite what he had done.
‘Gorilla’ began Elephant
‘This thing is quite significant.
You can’t ignore the consequence
There’s nowhere you can run.’
Gorilla became petulant
And not so much exuberant
‘But what of my exfoliant?
My skin will get too rough!’
Tiger growled and Elephant
Trumpeted dissonant.
Gorilla flinched and hesitant(ly)
Began to pack his stuff.
‘So I stole a couple of bananas’ he said. ‘Big deal.’
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Wow that’s awful. Inspired by the above photo taken by Flickr user GavMack
Taking part this week are: The Gurrier, Tea and Cakes, Chris, Linus, Tadmack and Aquafortis.

Well, I liked it. I could never get stuff to rhyme at all. This put a smile on my face.
Comment by Linus — August 21, 2006 @ 2:18 pm
Well, when else can you use ‘exfoliant’ except in gorilla poetry? Cute! Though I really do now want to know how he uses them…
Comment by TadMack — August 21, 2006 @ 3:32 pm
Oh! So very clever.
Comment by Isobel — August 21, 2006 @ 9:26 pm
Is it exfoliating banana face packs? It’s a simple bare necessity of life.
I catch the Kipling bent to it Eli and a touch of Lewis Carroll.
Comment by Donal — August 21, 2006 @ 10:14 pm
Ha! I love the ending line. Great rhymes, too.
Comment by Sarah — August 22, 2006 @ 1:11 am