Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LINES TO A MONKEY, by HENRY RUTGERS CONGER


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LINES TO A MONKEY, by                    
First Line: It seems quite funny to reflect
Last Line: Will look like me.
Subject(s): Monkeys


IT seems quite funny to reflect,
And yet what else could we expect
(If Darwin's true),
That my primeval grandmamma
And prehistoric grandpapa
Looked just like you.

How any one could ever see
Relationship 'twixt you and me
I can't explain.
You're such an awkward little beast,
Your features are (to say the least)
So very plain.

And since the rule's considered poor
That doesn't work both ways, I'm sure
As I can be,
That ages hence, if earth endures,
Some distant relative of yours
Will look like me.





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