Comment from Natalie Walker

Excellent

This is a very cute poem, and perfect for the prompt. It reminds me of the orangutan at my local zoo. He is very old and you can see the wisdom in his eyes. He has a lot of ropes and bongos to play with, but he mostly just rests all day. Sometimes, though, he'll start wildly playing his bongos and the crowd loves it. Apes are funny.

I didn't notice any errors or typos.

Nice work!

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 22-Jun-2017

Hi Natalie; thank you so much for stopping by to read and review. I'm glad you enjoyed the poem and that it brought memories to mind of an orangutan you know,

~patty~

Comment from Aussie

Excellent

Ha, Ha! You have described the Ape so well. They are debonair and suave. I really enjoyed your contest entry and wish you well in the contest. Apes will look for anything to dress up and the napkins did the trick.

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 22-Jun-2017

thank you so much for stopping by to read and review. I appreciate your comments and well wishes,

~patty~

Comment from crich

Excellent

Adorable! Even if you didn't have that photograph, the poem is perfect example of the tetractys style. Good luck in the contest! Looks like a winner to me!!

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 21-Jun-2017

thank you so much for your vote of confidence. The poetic form was fun to work with and this picture gave me just the right inspiration,

~patty~

Comment from Irish Rain

Excellent

Doesn't he/she look so happy though!! Leastways, I hope so. Hate to see animals in zoos...but sometimes it saves them. Great entry, blessings...

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 21-Jun-2017

Hi Karyn; thank you so much for the lovely review. This was a phone little write - I'm glad you enjoyed it,

~patty~

Comment from mvbrooks

Excellent

The poem works on its own and also works within the line/syllable framework of this poetry style. The humor is light and appropriate and even without the image one could image that scene. Well Done and fun read.

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 21-Jun-2017

thank you so much for reading and reviewing this fun piece,

~patty~

Comment from Janet Foor

Excellent

Ape
Aloof
Debonair
He looks so suave,
Using discarded napkins for a hat.

I think you did an excellent job with killing two birds with one stone,

Excellent entry for the tetractys prompt. Good luck

Blessings
Janet

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 21-Jun-2017

thank you so much Janet. I'm glad you enjoyed the poem. This was a fun little write,

~patty~

Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose

Excellent

Hello, my friend,

I like your funny poem about the monkey and his hat. LoL The picture is really cute. You did a good job following the format of tetractys prompt.

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 21-Jun-2017

Hi Gypsy; thank you so much for the lovely review. The photo was used by the 'picture this' group, so I joined in and used the same piece for a contest - multi-tasking at its finest!

~patty~

Comment from dragonpoet

Excellent

Funny but apt words to describe this picture. How silly animals can be.
I like the alliteration in so suave and the consonance in debonair and duscarded. Good luck in the contest. Keep writing

dragonpoet

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 21-Jun-2017

thank you so much for this great review. This was a fun poem to write and a great poetic form to work with,

~patty~

reply by dragonpoet on 21-Jun-2017

You're welcome.

dp

Comment from rjuselius

Excellent

sol (snort out loud)! this is a pretty funny piece of poetry dear anonymous! i love the picture as the orangutan looks so vain. nice one my friend!
thank you for sharing!
good luck!
blessings and a big squeeze!
rebekka x

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 21-Jun-2017

SOL - can I use that? Thank you for reading this bit of fun for the contest. I greatly appreciate your kind words,

reply by rjuselius on 21-Jun-2017

please do use it, i am trying to make it the next lol, sol!

Comment from hari anand

Excellent

He really looks sauve and debonair. Perfect poem in treractys format with cute monkey picture. Best of luck for the contest

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 21-Jun-2017

thank you so much for stopping by to read and review. I'm glad you enjoyed the poem and I appreciate the comments about the poetic form,

~patty~