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ALTITUDES by MRS. PERRY E. TAYLOR

First Line: THE SPIDER MONKEY FROM HONDURAS CLIMBS TO MY NECK
Last Line: HA-HA'S AT THE WORLD.
Subject(s): MONKEYS;

The Spider Monkey from Honduras climbs to my neck
And from this vantage point surveys the world.

I too, would climb the slopes and worship from a sacred mountain!
I too, would be exalted by thy light, O Sun!
No fifth hand, brain-tipped, have I
With which to cling to roughened surfaces;
With which to lift myself to cherished heights.
To armfuls of haze I cling,
Elevating myself above myself, into the blue.

The Spider Monkey from Honduras climbs to my neck
And from its lofty eminence
Ha-ha's at the world.



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