A TRIP TO THE ZOO

IT IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY
WE WANT TO GO TO THE ZOO,
PACK A PICNIC LUNCH...GRAB A HAT
SEE LOTS OF ANIMALS...BIRDS TOO.

WE WILL STOP AND VISIT THE ELEPHANT
WATCH THEM DO A TRICK OR TWO,
WALK PAST THE ZEBRAS....THERE STANDS FOUR
SEE THE PEACOCK...FEATHERS SO BLUE.

THERE LIES TWO OLD HIPPOPOTAMUS
SLEEPING IN A VERY MUDDY PEN,
WE SEE THE LION SITTING ON SOME ROCKS
IN HIS CAGE I HAVE NEVER BEEN.

WE GET TO FEED THE GIRAFFE
HE COMES OVER AND EATS FROM OUR HAND,
WITH HIS LONG NECK HE CAN REACH VERY FAR
ON HIS TONGUE MY FINGERS OFTEN LAND.

WE SEE LOTS OF SNAKES, TURTLES AND SPIDERS
WE VISIT THE PENGUINS IN THEIR COLD SPOT,
IT IS FUN TO WATCH THEM WADDLE AROUND
FLY TO THE OUTSIDE, THEY CAN NOT.

WE PAST BY THE CAMELS CHEWING SOME FEED
SEE MONKEYS SWINGING ON A ROPE,
THEY SWING WAY OVER THE SMALL POND
INTO THE WATER, THEY NEVER FALL-I HOPE.

WE REALLY ENJOY GOING INTO THE PETTING ZOO
THE ANIMALS LET YOU TOUCH THEIR BACK,
WE STAY A LONG TIME WATCHING THE GOATS
BETTER NOT TAKE A SANDWICH IN YOUR BACKPACK.

THE TRAIN RIDE AROUND THE ZOO
WE ENJOY SITTING ON THE TAIL END,
THE WHISTLE BLOWS GOING THROUGH THE TUNNEL
AND GOING AROUND A SHARP BEND.

WE SPEND A WHOLE DAY WALKING AROUND
THERE WAS SO MUCH FOR US TO SEE,
LITTLE SQUIRRELS EATING FRENCH FRIES
THAT DELIGHTED MY SISTERS AND ME.

SOON IT WAS TIME TO GO HOME
BUT WE WILL RETURN ANOTHER DAY,
THERE WILL BE NEW BABY ANIMALS
WE WILL STAND AND WATCH THEM PLAY.Rhonda