Jenny takes a walk around
  The edge of town at evening time,
Beyond the houses built behind
  High walls where thieves and creepers climb.

Waning smiles and winning styles
  Still fill the fields as evening fades,
A minor hint of menace and a
  Sparkling glint of metal blades.

Fashion shows look like white sheets on
  Clotheslines catching gentle breezes.
Laws on shoes are eased, releasing
  Toes who thank their Moms and Jesus.

The sound of old typewriters
  Reaches ears a hundred yards away,
Ears at either side of heads of
  Actors who perform a play.

They're trying to decipher words and
  Meaning in typewriter sounds,
And this provides the script for their
  Eight-day-long play that still astounds.

Peter and his monkeys are the
  Typists working on a novel
All about a builder with a
  Shovel who creates a hovel,

Selling it for millions to a
  Homeless man who gets the money
From a bank who check his income.
  His career is stealing honey.

This man will put his hands in hives,
  Infuriating honey bees.
People pay to lick his hands.
  He'll take all credit cards and peas.

Jenny calls to Peter's place and
  Asks if he would like to join her
On her walk around the town,
  Then coffee in a local diner.

Peter leaves the house and all the
  Monkeys who continue typing.
One of them pretends to type by
  Tapping on the copper piping.

Peter walks with Jenny down a
  Path that leads them round a field,
And takes them past a knight who wields
  A gleaming sword and wooden shield.

He's fighting with a bishop to
  Decide a minor land dispute.
Fighting is so futile. They're
  Distraught when they recall this truth.

They'll have to share their feelings
  Before reaching reconciliation.
They've just passed their courses to
  Take up their latest occupation.

They stop to think of what they've learnt,
  The coursework burnt onto their brains.
Jenny walks with Peter down the
  Path that leads to narrow lanes

Where many people walk their dogs.
  A fluffy, playful poodle bounds.
Aging heavy metal bands are
  Holding onto baying hounds.

They walk around the pond where many
  Women kneel to kiss old toads.
They haven't found Prince Charming but
  At least one toad in ten explodes.

Peter feels as if a light
  Has just come on inside his head.
He's found the perfect ending,
  A good way to put his book to bed.

The homeless man goes to the beach
  Where he's mistaken for a bear.
A supermodel kisses him
  And he becomes a millionaire.

He doesn't question how it worked.
  He doesn't know how much he's got.
Jenny goes with Peter back to
  His place to explain the plot

To his hard-working monkeys who are
  Tiring as the day departs,
But news of this new plotline is
  Enough to light fires in their hearts.

The monkeys feel excited now they're
  Sure they have an end in sight.
Jenny hears them typing as she
  Looks out at the start of night.