Watching the animals
An octupus huddle over her unfertilized eggs,
a cheetah stumble on a rock,
a silverback turn around and glare,
a tiger leap onto and over a wall,
a serval stalk,
children sulk,
an elephant scold,
a panda munch,
and a woman pound on the glass because the ape was rude.

Sure lady, the ape was rude.

Free zoos on chilly November days are very different from the field trips I remember-- lonelier, quieter, and colder.