Not The Zoo
no lions
in the park today
mother pushing stroller
reassured blond toddler
her clipped british tone
kept tiger’s stalk
panther’s pounce
gorilla growl at bay
by Joanne Faries
(On Good Friday, at the Dallas Arboretum, I heard those words from a mother pushing a stroller. Obviously the little boy had asked the lion question thinking of past trips to a zoo. My friend and I chuckled - we reviewed our flowery stroll and indeed had been safe from wild animals. )
