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Poison Dart Frog

April 23, 2013
By OVER90000 SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
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Ever so deadly
Yet strangely beautiful
Its skin a lethal painting
Predators drawn to it
Predicting an easy kill
One bite, instant death
The smallest king
In the giant jungle
The only foe is man
We destroy their home
Their numbers are falling
The poison dart frog
Must be saved

© Carol C., Mechanicville, NY

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