My mother and I

Could find nothing to do

So, we ate lunch

And went to the zoo

We found many animals

From far off places

They seemed to like it there

They all had their spaces

I was hungry again

And did not know what to try

So I had a cookie

I liked it, No lie

Especially the note

That came under cover

I thought it was strange

And not from my mother

“You will gain great wisdom.”

That’s just what it said

Mom said, “That is your fortune.”

And it stuck in my head.

Now I am older

The zoo is not there

I wear a hat

And have no hair

But I remembered that day

The rest of her life

Now I live in a small town

And talk with my wife