Poetry by Floyd: Man of the Woods
The orangutan like all his kind
has no tail on his behind
Ripe and rotten figs his ration
Knows he naught of constipation
Orang wives of orange hue
Orang aunts and uncles too
Live in lofty jungle trees
Droppings drop with rural ease
Passersby below them wonder
What the dickens they are under
Floyd’s title here is a literal translation of the Indonesian word orangutan, orang (person) –utan (of the woods or forest). It’s one of few Indonesian words used in English. But see Wikipedia for detailed etymology.
Floyd R. Peterson 
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