Last night I dreamed of monkeys <br />so dark and hairy <br />my own hair nearly stood on ends <br />last night i dreamed of monkeys <br />matured monkeys so many of them <br />crowding, sitting, lying all over my room <br />for one second, i thought they might tear me into pieces <br />last night i dreamed of monkeys <br />the hair so oily, thick and black <br />i could count them one by one <br />the monkeys crowding my room <br />as if they would jump on me <br />giving me the fright of my life <br />i closed my eyes confident that <br />the divinity in me would deliver me <br />out of this danger <br />i prayed some heartfelt verses <br />and true enough as i opened my eyes again <br />the monkeys were nowhere to be seen <br />the room in the order as if they had turned tail <br />not even one of them there <br />last night i dreamt of monkeys <br />those monkeys that i now long to see <br />monkeys with dark, oily, black hair <br />thick as the palm thistles on my bedroom broom <br />or could they be agents of hanuman <br />the hindu monkey god i have been so attracted to <br />listening to a fine voice artiste singing her praise <br />day and night to the god famed for his high IQ <br />tricks and all <br />i keep looking at the hanuman record cover <br /> <br />inspired by <br /> <br />Last Night I Dreamed of Chickens <br />Last night I dreamed of chickens, <br />there were chickens everywhere, <br />they were standing on my stomach, <br />they were nesting in my hair, <br />they were pecking at my pillow, <br />they were hopping on my head, <br />they were ruffling up their feathers <br />as they raced about my bed. <br />They were on the chairs and tables, <br />they were on the chandeliers, <br />they were roosting in the corners, <br />they were clucking in my ears, <br />there were chickens, chickens, chickens <br />for as far as I could see... <br />when I woke today, I noticed <br />there were eggs on top of me. <br />Jack Prelutsky<br /><br />john tiong chunghoo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/last-night-i-dreamt-of-monkeys/
