"To the Zoo! To the Zoo!"

"Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!"

-Theophile Gautier

The sun stretched out its sleepy arms,

and chased away the gray clouds,

beckoning people to come outside and play

in Japan.

Beautiful days should be spent well,

so I shared mine

with the animals in Kobe's zoo.

And boy,

they sure showed me how it's done.

Next sunny day,

I'll stretch out by the riverbank

and forget about homework for a while.

Wouldn't that be pleasant?

Emu, approaching.

Jaguar, basking.

Kangaroos, crunchy-munchin'.

My friend and I originally went to the zoo

to see this big guy.

But we found so many other beauties

on our journey there:

Lynx. Ooyama neko.

Koala. Koara.

Lion. Raion.

Peacock. Kujaku.

Snow leopard. Yuki hyoo.

Alligator. Wani.

Hope you enjoy the sun,

wherever you are on this earth.

Sending big kuma love your way.

{Music via Lebo M}