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Little Toad

April 26, 2015
By EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
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little toad, little toad –
where are you?
you’re croaking
on your bed of steps;
singing a lullaby
to night to lull it to sleep.

 

little toad, little toad –
you must be tired
from singing so long,
the world to sleep;
but you continue on,
relieving us from stress.

 

little toad, little toad –
your calls can be heard
from miles and miles away,
but i hear you
croaking us a song
on the steps of my home.

 

little toad, little toad.

© Garrett M., Port Angeles, WA

The author's comments:

I wrote this on April 25th, 2015, when my brother told me there was a toad on our steps and I started singing this randomly and I thought to myself, "Why not write a poem about it, since I like it?" Haha. This is what I wrote, and I remember, hearing the toads and frogs croaking that night. 

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EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Jun. 12 2015 at 9:42 am
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
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To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

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Haha. I promise I will. Thank you, Hanban12. So much. :)
Hanban12 ELITE said...
on Jun. 11 2015 at 11:25 pm
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
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What a lovely little poem with a lovely little story to go along with it. I love the repetition in here, and my favorite line just has to be: "You must be tired/ from singing so long,/ the world to sleep..." Keep up the great writing, please! :)