Thank you Glory Sasikala for publishing this poem in the April issue of GloMag.




The Monkees are an American rock and pop band originally active between 1966 and 1971, with reunion albums and tours in the decades that followed. Their original line-up consisted of the American actor/musicians Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork with English actor/singer Davy Jones.

MONKEE MUSIC

One week,

Micky,

even if it

was for Pete’s Sake.

One week,

Peter,

although Auntie Grizelda

cramped our style.

A pair in the throes of song.

Drums, bass, and organ amplifying the sound.

Round it up to eleven,

then count it down to Zilch.

Davy and Mike picking up the slack,

the diminutive Artful Dodger back on stage

and Papa Nez, the tall Texas songwriter

still penning all manner

of great verse and melody.

The Monkees,

virtuosos defined by their own understatement.