January Frog Poems

Spotted frog knew there was a winter advisory today
But she thought she heard the mail and could not stay away.
Her neighbors were not out, so...

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The rules of the comp I'll barely read
Because I am a poetic fiddler freed
I leap about from contest to contest
Clueless why the sponsors unimpressed

I'm confident...

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'Frogs croak lured by my tune', the fiddler thought.
He, hence, every day, new melodies, brought.
Yet, it remained a riddle, when they croaked,
When the tunes of...

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In a damp, bluesy club in the middle of the reeds
Two amphibious musicians gathered in the weeds
Stringed instruments of driftwood and canary grass
Played with webbed...

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A fiddler and a frog once met one eve
by a small shallow pool near to the sea;
each one attracted by a mating sign.

The crab was...

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THE FIDDLER AND THE FROG

A lady frog lived in a pond, though she didn’t live there by choice.
For, unlike most of her species, she had...

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There once was a fiddler from Fartsie Oh Midler 
who played in the park with a naturous tether      
a one...

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It all began as normal
The fiddler's practice session.
Lively rousing tunes
Were his prime obsession.

A frog leapt suddenly with a croak
On the final rise of the bow.
"...

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One evening some folks came around
To hear Irish fiddler, renowned-
Play magical strings
That acted like springs-
And sprung all to dance to the sound.

So grand, it soon...

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Mary had a little lamb, everyone knows that's true
But Mary loves all pets so, she’s added on a few.
What Mary Had
Mary had a little frog,...

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Much Too Close - TB


The frog leaped high!
Closed each eye tight
when I crouched down.

My face too near...
without fear...he
headgear became!


January 31, 2019

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