Lily Pad Bliss

It’s wrong to judge people by appearance So when he approached me with that grimace I tried to see what’s inside Perhaps a sweet prince did hide Behind scaly green skin on the surface He offered his lips, I felt revolted And through the door I just might have bolted If I had not made a vow To be less judgmental now So we kissed and my heartstrings he jolted Such heaven we found on his lily pad Till he turned into a horny-toad cad Now my mouth is filled with warts And no more bliss he transports I just look at him and shout out “Egad!” Sometimes a book’s cover shows what’s within And I’ve surely learned much to my chagrin This frog will not be a prince When I look at him I wince And just belt down a few chugs of sloe gin This entry for the happily ever after contest is based on the fairy tale about the frog prince.