Written and illustrated by Brenda Carol
February 2023
For Bennett from Grammy
Written and illustrated by Brenda Carol
February 2023
Rising sun said the day Was brand new Young Bennett was hungry
And the zoo animals were too
Breakfast was served So Bennet observed. The elephants lumbered in Big ears a’flapping
Grammy thought it was cute
So she started clapping
Giraffe ducked in under the door
Legs so long like he didn’t belong
So many inches
So far from his feet
No wonder no problem
Ever reaching the street
leopard arrived In spotted disguise
Many meats that were treats
A feast at the least!
Never, no never Not ever to bore In strutted ostrich Sporting feathers and more
Beaver swam from the pond
Searching for wood
Found nothing he could Take home to the dam
To finish his plan
In splashed hippopotamus
Bashing and thrashing
Almost as big as a very big bus
Why would a hippo
Make such a large fuss?
Parrot flew through In quite a big hurry
Looked at the diners And left in a flurry
Panda wandered in Sniffing for bamboo
Maybe it was here Like the rest of the zoo
The
zebras paraded past In spectacular stripe
Bennett could only assume Must be horses of course In fancy costume
Squirrel scampered through Just a few nuts in view
Not nearly enough Packed his big cheeks
And left in a huff
Kangaroo bounced by Little baby on board
Like a flash by Bennett And gone in a minute
lemurs were looking And Bennett was too Grammy was doing
What all grammys do —
That something so special
About loving you
As the sun left the day
Bennett took Grammy’s hand Sad to exit, but he knew the way To get Grammy back
If he had a say
(And that was one thing about Bennett… He always had a say!)
The Beginning…
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