Dangling Monkeys, micropoetry written by Mary Bone at Spillwords.com

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Dangling Monkeys

Mary Bone·February 22, 2019

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Dangling Monkeys

written by: Mary Bone

Dangling monkeys swing
from tree to tree.
They teeter on the edge of a limb,
link arms with other monkeys
and fly through the jungle.

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Mary Bone enjoys writing and drawing. She has had poetry published in numerous places including Spillwords, Literary Yard, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Poetry Catalog and upcoming at Emerge, Blaze Vox and Zest of the Lemon.

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