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Frog Valentine and Toad Response

Valentine from my Mother in 1973:

If you see a frog sittin' in a tree, 
Pull his tail and think of me.

My response:

Oh Toad!
Though butt of Jest and Ridicule since days of yore reviled;
Though favored on a Frenchman's plate and victim of a child; 
Though hunted by Brazilian bats, devoured in the night,
Or dried and sprinkled in the brew to conjure up a blight;
And even blamed for warts and such (although the wise know better)
when little boys decide it's fun to slip one down a sweater!
Despite all this, Poor Toady knows worst yet to come he sees...
is lovers climbing through the boughs tugging toadtails in the trees!!!

Copyright © Bh Hallenburg | Year Posted 2018


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Date: 3/22/2018 7:27:00 AM

I feel this way too, Patti.
Date: 3/22/2018 7:24:00 AM

Hahahah So great!
Date: 3/22/2018 7:21:00 AM

Live in the future, not in the past. Well written.
Date: 3/22/2018 7:19:00 AM

A fun read. Favored on a Frenchman's plate! That reminds me we used to eat frog legs when I was a child.

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