The Monkey Song Poem by krishnakumar chandrasekar nair

The Monkey Song

Rating: 5.0


In this feverish city of hope
Of long faces and deeply creased brows
Only monkeys seem to be really happy
Swinging to and fro window to windows

They sit in groups and at us boo
Mocking us, poor cousins always blue
And yet I feel they teach us a thing or two
That with our loss of tails, we lost our freedom too....

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Living in a world dominated by economics rather than simple pastoral pleasures, I found monkeys leading very happy lives.They do not have to study or accumulate wealth and lead 'high lives' on tree tops or buildings. It often makes me jealous and regret the loss of our tails in the evolutionary process.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Bri Edwards 03 May 2015

i'm pleased to find that, in this first of your poems i've read, you are indeed not only clever, but also of a serious bent at times. to MyPoemList. nice comments from readers; Valsa is one of my favorite people on PH, and not a bad poet either! bri :)

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Valsa George 01 November 2013

With the loss of our tails, we have lost our freedom too! So true! But there is something common between our ancestors and we moderns... both are restless and both are fond of jumping from one thing to another! Enjoyed this humorous write!

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Lyn Paul 19 October 2013

How so true and everyone loves a monkey they never lose their popularity. Love it. Forget Elvis Presleys song too Much Monkey Business There is too much human business happening. Thank You

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David Wood 19 October 2013

We have a thing to learn from nature, not to be greedy, hateful or destructive. Good poem.

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Poetheart Morgan 17 October 2013

Hum! ! We lost the balance? ? ? ? If yes, from the soul or the body?

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