Short Amphibian Poems

surfacing in spring
	a spotted salamander ~
		subtle seducer...

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voices rise in zest
	after a slumber party ~
		moonlight serenade...

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It croaks all day long 
short bodied amphibian
 that's stuck in my throat...

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Laughing
Amphibian-loving
Naughty
Daring
Outstanding
Nice
...

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I lost you
somewhere
in the palm trees.
on the sandy beaches
in the hot calming sun
amphibian...

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From a
Recipe
Of old
Grows
Swimmers
Possessing
Amphibian genes
Whereby
New frogs potentials explode...

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peculiar frog
on a rock-
reptilian gargoyle

angry wind
sweeps across land-
stumbling bird

...

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to choose.
your choice, your voice.

past is present now sometimes.
future is new , renewed.

ambiguous, amphibian.
adapted, you are, now....

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I’m a coqui frog from Puerto Rico.
Noisiest amphibian as you know.
I’m an inch long
With a mighty song.
My hundred decibel call scares a foe....

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Coal, oil, and fossils were not always here.
Neither were fish or land plants my little dear.
They preceded Mesozoic,
And were clearly Paleozoic.
Do you want to know more? Please come sit right here....

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Oh, the vexing amphibian - 
from the Nile or Caribbean.
Is it a toad or a frog,
a tadpole or polliwog,
a newt or salamander,
crocodile, alligander?
Oh, the vexing amphibian - 
from the Nile or Caribbean....

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the Fiddler played and sang a tune
all the while the sun became moon
	Sir Frog was dancing
	and sometimes prancing
but then the music died too soon

“Fiddler,” cried Frog, “why do you stop?
I’m still in mindful mood to hop!”
	Fiddler said, “Sir Frog,
	bring me honey grog
and I’ll play the night till you drop!”...

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Our forefathers were sailors
they were travelers and warriors
the amphibians of the archipelago.

The sea was their playground
they swung their Krises blades
the enemies cannot missed.

They love peace 
and they live by peace
they fought to defend faith.





I love you peace. Let's sail together. Layag Sug!
SaniH, Putra Road
2:11PM.300415....

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I ride on Ryley Rhino 
as down the river we go.
He knows things I want to know.

I said, “There’s a flashy fish!
Watch it swirl and swish!”
Ryley Rhino said, “I know.”

I said, “There’s a crocodile!
Look at its smug smile.”
Ryley Rhino said, “I know.”

I said, “There’s a sneaky snake!
I wonder if its name is Jake.”
Ryley Rhino said, “I know.”

"Ryley Rhino you're so smart,
I love you with all my heart!”
Ryley Rhino said, “I know.”...

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These creatures begin life as tadpoles in a lake.
What a radical change in morphology they take!
They lose their tails, and grow rather long legs.
Age makes a big difference from fertilized eggs.

They usually come out with the vanishing of the sunlight.
Do you hear their croaking sounds at night?
These amphibian vertebrates are known as an “anuran”.
Frogs have existed on the earth longer than man.

Inspired by another member's poem
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It has been beautiful, late August, full moon
a million crickets following
a million fireflies in June, 
a million May peepers. Immersed
in insect, amphibian cycles, I am a mammal, drugged, 
crossing the road, car approaching
fast, unnoticed.

I would choose to die in late summer.
Why? 
So that my wife would have autumn, intense, 
to grieve by, 
snowy bandages with which to bind the wound, 
and spring to reawaken into.
Summer to remember that she's loved....

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