Frog Poo

One day while walking I saw a toad

sitting on a log in the middle of the road

with eyes popped out big and wide

and  cheeks puffed up with froggie pride

yes this frog was in happy mode

 

As I moved closer he hopped away to hide

that's when I saw a pile, so I stepped aside

there lay froggie poo, a great big mess

the reason for his pride, I guess

and toadish grin so wide

 

Kissing him? no! that would be a cruel test

how could there be a prince hidden in that mess?

so I think I'll pass on kissing toads

that greet you in the middle of roads

so full of frog poo and all the rest!

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Suzanne Sherif]

OMG this is so funny! Great allegory. Nice twist on the Frog Prince theme! I also love the fact that toad was so happy and full of pride after he made a great big mess (which he walked away from). He seems to represent the stereotypical "man to avoid": not very attractive, messes things up, refuses to accept responsibility for his actions. Also, what does the poo represent? An emotional mess? Him making a mess of his life? Someone else's life? Sh---ing on someone? The possibilities are endless. : )

Just a small nit-picky point though: frogs and toads are not the same thing.

Great poem!

[DeViouS]

LOL! Both the poem and the photo

[G. K. Bostic]

Funny picture; funny poem; fun!! Very clever and entertaining. :)

[Truman S. Booth]

Haha! Wonderful. I liked the undefined reference to the Frog Prince tale. The picture is too much, it got me laughing before I even read the poem (which made produced several chuckled on its own). Very entertaining. Well done.

[Dinesh Sairam]

Haha.. I too, like everyone else was pulled in by the title (Quite exquisite, I must say!.. A very nice humor sense you have there! Pass some to me, please?

[Marie Harrison]

This is too cute! I loved the poem and it's humor. The picture is a scream too. Very entertaining, indeed!

[Yes]

I liked it ^_^ It is cheery, and I like frogs... I enjoy how you approach the question of kissing it, because it was so icky to poo all over...
I also appreciate your rhyming. Far too often when I write poetry, I ignore the whole idea of rhyming...

[Anima Inspired]

You know...there have been times in my life where kissing a toad actually didn't seem like such a bad idea...LOL Still, I like the resistance of temptation in this one. I like the soft and subtle, and cleverly fun, way this poem got its point across. Plus, that picture is just so darned cute!