Don Johnson Poet Verse

Aussie Green Frogs

Our green frogs would croak n croak,
and in our rainwater tanks they spoke.
a sort of hollow sound.

When the rain finally come,
3 years of drought, don’t run,
Dogpaddle in the water brown,

River is a coming down,
Mosquito will cause a frown,
Grass is growing, clown.
Some.
Don Johnson

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Poet Destroyer A August 21, 2011 at 10:42 PM i am so afraid of anything creepy or crawly... green or not... Like the clown image... have s delight one,..p.d. Don Johnson August 22, 2011 at 1:19 AM oh the green frogs are terrific, and they improve the taste of tea, rain water a bit froggy with em swimming in you see, Aussies always made tea out of the rain water tank water...cos i had one land on me face one night, my wife carried it off, rescued me hey :) a clammy delight...

Nette Onclaud August 21, 2011 at 5:54 AM lively, don!! it;s winter now in oz.. miss my visits there... witty to the max, dear friend! :) huggs!

Russell Sivey August 20, 2011 at 5:43 PM I loved you write Don! Was this a real life situation with a drought and all? It feels very real! Love your humor and work!! Don Johnson August 20, 2011 at 6:28 PM Very real mate 400 miles west of Brisbane, 3 year old kids saw rain for the first time. Then we have the plague, mossies and sandflys in billions....both want your blood... so smoke buckets in the house....

Elizabeth Wesley August 20, 2011 at 10:59 AM Great verse Don, I used to play with them as a kid and loved how they hopped. I hope they ate all your mosquitoes! Don Johnson August 20, 2011 at 6:31 PM mossys were in billions, horses trotting to try to keep free of mossys...we made smoke fires for them ....the rain water tasted froggy but it was all good:)

John Smith August 20, 2011 at 8:44 AM Clever shape like a frog and word play. Fun poem.