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My friend (Charles) and I created a fun new game. It's sort of like yoga for your mind. To begin, you write down 2 words. We chose "monkey business." Then, you create as many words as you can using only the letters from the two words. (For instance, for "monkey business," you might spell "skin," "some," "sunny," etc.) Next, you follow these rules:

1. Choose 8-10 words from the list
2. Insert “I,” “in,” “on,” “is,” “so,” “an” to make a poem
3. Added rule = can use “if”
4. Added rule = can repeat words
5. Added rule = can use the words in any order
6. Added rule = all poets are named “Previous”
7. Added rule = can discover new words and use them

We came up with 89 words from "monkey business" and these are all of the poems we created using those words (and adding "if").

Monkey Business:

Ski on bones.
In mouse, I money.
Snob is keys.
Musky bun.
--Previous

Bon sin
If
Buson is sin;
In sunny souks
In key –
Skin is bunk
Skin is bone
--Previous

Sum monkeys sin,
Yes.
My nuns,
My monks,
My skin.
Money is in.
--Previous

I am bien,
Monsieur;
Ink on money
Like monks on a bus.
Like minks,
Skim the ink from skin.
--Previous

Feel free to add a poem of your own using "monkey business" words!