100 Monkeys

Sometimes I feel like a monkey banging at the keys. Sometimes I feel like Shakespeare mastering his quill. Either way, words scatter across the page.

100 Monkeys

 

 

100 monkeys

Manning their machines.

Typing out Shakespeare

Or something more obscene.

Key strokes painting

Pictures out of words.

Waxing so poetic

Or spewing thoughts absurd.

 

Philosophical pondering

Or pandering to posturing.

Prose of importance

Or parables in pretense.

 

100 monkeys

Creating quite a feat.

Mastering Shakespeare,

Chaucer, Poe, and Keats.

Simian words of wisdom,

Thoughts for us to read.

When will we learn their lessons

That we fail to heed?

 

Legion

10May08

Author's Note

May add or change this later. Not sure about that last stanza. What do you think?

Reviews

[Bill Grimes Jr.]

"Philosophical pondering

Or pandering to posturing.

Prose of importance

Or parables in pretense."

What a powerful statement my friend. This work warrants a read over and over to soak it all in......Excellent poetry indeed. A prospect for a song as well........

Peace,

Bill

[Wildfleour]

I am not sure if you are saying that these monkeys are simply copying the masters' styles or actually have something to say.

I like the idea of 100 monkeys! I guess I'm one of them......smile.

[Mistral Bilgera]

nicely written.... good job!