Look at what I've learned today, I'll talk and talk my mind away. I saw a child sitting, laughing, madly at a frog in passing. The mother uttered words of bad things, silenced baby and all the glad things.
Imagine what his thoughts had rendered in his growing mind so tender. It is hard to not remember his expression that December.
You grabbed his arm then violently, casting stones inside of me. His laughter faded, tears inflated flowing through with time frustrated. I felt the pressure of a knife, despairingly, placed into my heart as he turned and stared at me.
I could not act. The thought was scared to be. I raised my eyes and the mother glared at me. He lost faith in his plan to love to be. He kept screaming but just wouldn't lose sight of me.
Our frog lept off into the distance, planning to catch flies then leap back into existence. There lied a chance yet. I knew it and couldn't miss it.
I gave chase and dove straight into the green lagoon, surely a great buffoon. I caught the culprit, for some reason I couldn't help it. But if I can bring my face into an eyes reflection, let it be with a smile and a kind intension.
I made my way to that sightly mom I mentioned. She was bragging to friends about her loving nature vacation. The frog did the hard bounce into her blouse and gave himself a look about.
The stars then filled me all around, as they looked me up and down. The child went from tears to laughter. I've passed the look that meant disaster into smiles climbing faster. Maybe late in time he'll mention how to laugh in time's of tension.
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This is a beautiful poem with a moral message about letting children explore and learn as they play about. Nicely done!
Thank you very much!
WELCOME AKA ~ Thanks for an excellent first poem. Nice struture with lots of internal rhyme and rhythm as befits a poem whose main character is a FROG ! Frogs are one of God's great jokes in Nature (along with OWLS) to convince us he has a sense of humour ~ after all he created Man & Woman ! The content of this poem (as Rodriguez has pointed out) is not to restrict Children in their pursuit of knowledge and nature. The frog has the last laugh ~ he gets inside Momma's blouse (WOW) and the chided child is in hysterics ! Thanks for sharing ~ more please ~ BRIAN
You made my day! Thank you. More is on the way.
This was amazingly written, i actually felt the anger in the pit of my stomach as you described it!
It came from the bottom of my heart.
A beautiful poem from the heart, thank you for writing this 🙂
I appreciate your intension,but I thought frogs were hiding/sleeping during the winter?!🐸
It is not always winter in December 😉
Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.So,whatever you say,Know it ALL.
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very nicely done!! Like this poem a lot
Thank you very much!
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