Monkey's Marriage Poem by Nanda Kishore

Stare hills at night
appears a queue-light,
that glows the sky bright
‘Monkey's marriage' is the sight

Tales of my granny
to make children funny,
Story begins, "apes are many"
Feeds each with sweets of honey.

Monkey marries deer
He asks her to come closer,
Arrived the pipers and drummer
And celebrate the occasion in summer.

Monkey's companion is crow
Who always flirt with sparrow,
Bride will leave home tomorrow
so, the wild family were in sorrow.


Bear is the father of Monkey
Whose father-in-law is donkey,
Groom's uncle demands for dowry
Hence, the innocent bride feels sorry.

Fact that forest is burning
continues evening to morning,
Birds chirp, apes are chattering
Known to human, what's happening.

Asked her with little courage
what's burning on hill's passage?
Utters and whispers me in old age
that's occuring "Monkey's marriage".