My special Jungle

(8 words in every line)

It was late when I got into bed.
I pulled the duvet up to my head.
As soon as my weary eyes had closed,
They were right back open and I arose.

My room seemed different but yet the same,
It's now a jungle, but who's to blame?
I see lions and tigers and a chimpanzee
And a naughty elephant squirting water at me.

Giggling and laughing at this gray funny hunk
I run to him and grab his trunk.
Smiling he lifts me high into the air,
Swinging his trunk as fast as he dare.

I screamed and shouted with excitement and pride,
Wee - This feels just like a fairground ride!
After a moment I was on his back,
Holding onto his ears thumping down the track.

This track wound through a hot jungle plain,
We needed refreshments, I wished it would rain!
As the sun beamed down its powerful light,
I could see in the distance a beautiful sight.

A watering hole where the drinks are free,
And where the animals relax and play happily.
Splash - We enter the water refreshing and cool.
I slip down his trunk and into the pool.

The monkeys were water-skiing behind the crocs,
Who merrily towed them around like a yacht.
While near the bank under the Baobab tree,
Quietly slept a Rock Python digesting his tea.

I swam with the penguins then wadded ashore,
Where a gray parrot squawked 'barbecue at four'
The party was started with a lovely duet
A gecko a frog and the gorillas trumpet.

We all started dancing you couldn't keep still,
The hippos were jiving, as did the mandrill.
Towards the end I sat down to rest,
Thinking of all the new friends I'd met.

Through the darkness I heard the faintest call,
So familiar the sound I smile and fall.
The voice becomes clearer as dark becomes light,
Sadness as I realize I was dreaming last night!

I am lifted up into my mother's embrace,
She kisses the tears away from my face.
I now look around and what a surprise,
My friends in my dream before my eyes!

Mummy you did this, tell me it's true?
My darling I did because I love you!

To my precious mummy, my bedroom is
FANTASTIC!
All my love Lucas
xxxxxxx

© Copyright M. Moran
2003