Tree Frog Poems

They know everything, viewing unsuspecting beings, as they pass beneath, they whisper their secrets upon the air.  Leaf-songs no human can interpret, ride the winds like a bird, winging its way across azure skies.

bird 
on a branch 
rustling leaves

Owls...Read More

a lime green tree frog
   clings tightly to a bare branch --
      butterfly kisses...Read More

calamondin eyes
hypnotise encroaching prey
sucker pads advance
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Purple twilight darkens the day.
A green tree frog jumps embracing
an ashen bark. His eyes open
to silence, as it stares within
inches of a small flickering,
iridescent lightning bug:
as it brightens up the night.

I am mesmerized and amazed
as I watch the green tree...Read More

spring blesses with scent a mind 
encased in February’s mummy-swathe.
I drop my rags of winter 
stretch out on the warmed porch
thought steps lightly on to a carpet, 
woven of mist and aromatic perfumes,
which glides silently into reverie
and settles in a...Read More

Dragon saw a Spiderman costume at the local department store.
We were there for Dragon Food- You know- little charcoal briquettes.
How else could he keep his fire a lit, on a cold and snowy night?
Naw, just kidding… They’re big briquettes for...Read More

From him has put the game of switch
I get wet in the water of the lake 
included in the mouth tablets of headache stop

Take rinse to oar
It escaped from the darkness of a movie theater
Red tide plankton of flash 
Suggests...Read More

A small Native tree frog that is found in the fields of Puerto Rico.
Its color is Brown.  They are called Coqui by the onomatopoeia
sound mating call made by males. 

When is raining , their sound is heard wide spread....Read More

Since it’s such a nice and beautiful day 
why not become a piece of cloud myself
or a stream of water, and go.

If it happens to be a cloud,
looking down a side of a mountain floating in the middle of the...Read More

A heavy fog grasps each plant
Its tenacles wrap around
Laden with moisture it leaves damp
Creeps and crawls without a sound

A golden sun peeks through gray clouds
Exposes thick silver fog
Rises slowly higher in sky
Silent the rain tree frog  

Which presence will...Read More

I was cleaning my garden bed one day
when a lovely bright green cricket had 
a word or two to me, to say.

At first my eyes was full of wonder
how could this cricket be talking to me,
I was lost in ponder.

He...Read More

Yellow crops of sandstone,
Jagged mountain peak,
Red display of waratahs,
A meandering bush creek.

White display of flannel flowers,
Bottlebrush with orange cones,
Beautiful fronds of tree ferns,
Blue gums with crafted tones.

A frolicking roll of mountain mist,
An ancient windswept cave,
Green moss upon the velvet rocks,
Falling...Read More

Out on the damp porch at daybreak
Rain pours from the dark clouds
Fog has settled in the valley
A bird sings very proud

A tree frog croaks piercingly loud
Love on his mind this day_
He croaked all night with his lover
Maybe he'll go away(to...Read More

a place of my youth
the old bridge stands there still
time flowing like a river



The old man stops to rest. Peering into murky water he sees his 
young face, long lost in the past.  He sees a young boy’s hair,
shining...Read More

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Hot, dry summer's day
Finally comes to an end
All the tree frogs come to play
Signaling a storm_my friend
The child screams out the window
Shut-up frog in the shadow
Thunder_lightning_quiet  

Inspired by: Suzette Crous
Contest: A Grook For All Occasions
# 7_etc.

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Aibohphobia
Fear facing this penning
Then when I started
I found what was this preventing

A car, a man, a maraca
When he played the maraca while driving
My attention became dismayed
And I was only surviving

Down at the creek 
Goldenrod_adorned log
My spirits revived
But then I was...Read More

Look Memaw!

I went outside when my grandson called me.
Down the wheelchair ramp I walked while looking.
I glanced all around, left and right, searching.
Then, I heard it, his wee small voice saying,
“Look, Memaw, I am up here in the tree!”
To my...Read More

Early one morning my Hubby was sleepily shuffling around and about.
Dawn was almost breaking and we were becoming late no doubt.
Toiletries were a waiting, as he shuffled near the morning throne.
Opening the lid, you’ll never guess what exited as a...Read More

blossoms and blooms

    grow in healthy abandon

          ...tree frog blinks...Read More

I once had a gray cat that could clog
and was better than any old dog.
His feet work was fast
but stardom didn’t last
when he fell for this stunning tree frog.

My gray cat and tree frog was to wed
on night he was...Read More

Sigh, small pleasures enjoy more than great; why?
In much sadness have recently lain
Many days our lives have gone without rain
Patiently waited with no little sigh

Lain out hose to sprinkle, pray no reply
Increased heat upon the earth brought plants pain
Circumstances hindred...Read More

The tree frog
Sings really loud songs
It sticks with rubber
Stoppers on any surface
Around__sings the rain
Down onto the ground

When in large numbers
Their singing is a pain
It can disrupt sleep
And they can lie about the rain
Lay those eggs  by the millions
On any...Read More

Dawn's rays burst through gray clouds
Though evening's bitterness lingers
She struggles to shake free of tear-stained, satin shrouds

Each morning, so much effort just to rise
But lips part to flash a much-needed smile
When she opens the door and ventures outside

A sparrow had...Read More

To forget knots my soul
so to find eyes I've gone
and come undone.

"...it dreamed to me..."

"... are you a tree.Frog?"

"If I can ask, Mr. Elder
to read t his letter
at his pleasure...

Once, I took some seeds
and sewed my name.
They came up right...Read More