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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Frog prince, you better believe it, dancing freely in the rain.

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Dick Whyte's avatar

Hehe - nice :-)

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Silas DaSilva's avatar

“Croak ribbit. Harumpf” means “My tadpoles got et.”

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Dick Whyte's avatar

Hahahaha, nice one.

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Chen Rafaeli's avatar

i am a toad and my head hurts: the wisdom stone, like appendix, burst

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Dick Whyte's avatar

Interesting - will think on this one - love the "wisdom stone" reference :-)

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Fotini Masika's avatar

"night's black cloak heavy with croaks—I gasp for air"

🖤

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Fotini Masika's avatar

or

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frog’s frolicking, heart’s throbbing

...

pick & choose :)

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Dick Whyte's avatar

Both! Lovely. :-)

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Kim Nelson's avatar

Luring you in with feigned vulnerability, my soft skin oozes hallucinogen, potentially toxic.

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Dick Whyte's avatar

So sorry I forgot to reply to this Kim - love the sinister overtones!

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Nancy Honicker's avatar

A frog or a toad, humble creatures, can inspire an ode.

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Dick Whyte's avatar

Indeed they can :-)

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Melanie Bettinelli's avatar

Here’s one I wrote back in March:

First Frog of Spring

one lone frog

singing long in the dark

serenades the full moon

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Dick Whyte's avatar

Aw lovely :-)

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Ann Collins's avatar

Throat pulsing, eyes bright . . . a beetle in the belly!

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Dick Whyte's avatar

Ohh love this Ann - love how you conjure up the frog without mentioning it.

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Ann Collins's avatar

Dick, I’m so glad you liked that one! I was remembering a cute toad I once met in the forest. Looking closely, I noticed an insect leg still hanging out of its mouth—like a spaghetti noodle :-)

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Dick Whyte's avatar

Ahahahaha - was re-reading over these comments and this made me laugh.

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Ann Collins's avatar

I posted a note so you can see this wonderful being.

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Mike Ferguson's avatar

heaney’s 'blunt heads' art

still croaks in the memories

of students, farting

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Jenny Clark's avatar

"If a bitch feeling froggy, tell her hop out, bitch" - Doechii

I'll have to work on my own and get back to you hehe

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Dick Whyte's avatar

Love this - perrrrrrfect! (love that tune too - sooo good)

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Hahahahahaha brilliant!

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Jenny Clark's avatar

:)

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Hasse's avatar

Ribbit: rip it: sky from river.

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Dick Whyte's avatar

Oh dam - this is fine Hasse. I really really love it. 🐸 💚

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Hasse's avatar

Hehe, cheers! It was a fun idea to include a little prompt.

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Rajani Radhakrishnan's avatar

Love your frog poems, Dick. Here's mine - after Basho.

"Basho's frog - learning to slip in, soundlessly."

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Dick Whyte's avatar

Lovely 🐸

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Chau's avatar

Green grass on my skin, shallow I lay 🐸🤗

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Dick Whyte's avatar

🐸🐸🐸

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Kerry Sutherland's avatar

a life in water, oh frog, I am jealous

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Dick Whyte's avatar

Aw really love this Kerry - there is a real Issa lightness to it. Wonderful.

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Kerry Sutherland's avatar

oh my gosh I love your frog poems - now I have to write one myself!

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Dick Whyte's avatar

Aw cheers Kerry! Loved your one too.

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