Poetry
Sitting in the Shower Thinking About my Grump
The Grumper — March 24, 2025
When I was young
I had no tongue
I couldn’t catch the flies
They flew away
To my dismay
Not even a goodbye
And so I sat
Wearing my hat
With my mouth open wide
When they fly south
Pass through my mouth
I wish they could be mine
But now my tongue’s there
And when i catch them stare
I catch them and they die
So here I sit
A block of lead
The window’s moonlit
Water falling on my head
The tongue-less frog
That I once was
I’m now a grump
Only friend is Santa Claus
In bed others ponder
Why’d the chicken cross the road
But oh, I wonder
How much I’d like to be a toad!
Les grenouilles écrabouillent
Mia Roney — January 22, 2025
J’aime les grenouilles
Elles se cachent dans les quenouilles
Quand il mouille,
Elles se débrouillent
Pour se sortir de la dépouille
Parfois elles s’écrabouillent
Là, elles doivent s’exclamer:
OUILLE!
Georgina, my love
Gregorie — October 13, 2024
Georgina your name
is a mix of the two
your eyes are small
and beady too
They remind me of summer foods
bumble crackers and bread soup
but you are better
than the two
TOADS VS FROGS
Myriam — May 13,2024
Toads are just better
They are slimy and gouy and all bumpy on the top
FROGS ARE THE WORST
Toad Love
Nanoisé — April 18, 2024
When I was young
I used to dream of mudless lives
Outside of the Toadlands
I would watch the TV
With nothing but longing
I was too muddy
Too slimy
Too green
My hair wasn’t blonde
It was clear
But when my great toad mother
Passed away
I realized
That I had wasted
My entire
Toadly life
Hating myself
Hating my family
Hating my muddy culture
So the next day
I decided to become a true toad
I sang
Every day
About my toadlieness
Until
One day
I felt
TRUE TOAD PRIDE
I once ate a frog
Alleb — March 21, 2024
I opened my mouth and in came a frog
At first I thought it was a toad and became very sad
But then I felt the lack of bumps and lumps and wonderful goo
I quickly realized it was a frog
And I let a big grin spread on my face
A nice bumpy toad like grin
Oh Great Friends Whoever They Are
Alligator in the Air, Geefa Lee — February 10, 2024
The only friend i ever had
Was a frog!
Of course
Who else?
Who knows…
He was elegant
And smooth
He spent his time listening to music
And me.
All the wonderful times
Singing together
With our great croaky voices
Dancing to the rhythm of the drums
We went to picnics
In the nearby swamps
In the good old times
In the puddles we danced
And in the caves
Surrounded by echos
We sang
I miss Arthog the frog
But don’t worry
He’s dead.
As A Cane Toad
Alligator in the air — February 10, 2024
I woke up as a cane toad.
Everything was wonderful from my bumpy eyes
with which I could really see
the delights of what my friends called “flies”
and from my nose
in which the smell of peanut butter rose
and my little toe filled feet
felt
mud.
How Toads Are Heroes of All Time!!
Geefa Lee — February 7, 2024
Oh toads
With their beautiful toes
Let me tell you a story
Once upon a time
A man saw a toad
Its toes were so gorgeous
That the man was blown
He was blown to into the volcano
And made it erupt
But the poor old toad
SURVIVED!!
He felt so guilty
That he killed that poor man
But he was surrounded by people
Who cheered just for him
Because the man he killed
Was a villain
Who has thrown by now 2236 men into
Volcanoes!
The toad was so happy he completely forgot that he had killed a man
And this is a story that shows how toads are
HEROES!!!
The end of this toadly story.
We Are Toads
alligator in the air — January 20, 2024
We
Are
Toads
Sitting on lily pads
Wortying up
Stretching our tongues
In order to eat more yummy flies
Wondering
Why not everyone
Joins us
To become toads
An Ode to Cheese
emiliethepoet — January 20, 202
Cheese o’cheese
With your fragrant scent
You are the truest of pleasures
You make me content
Cheese o’cheese
You make me lament
For you are quite costly
Now I cannot afford my rent
The Frog who was Consumed by Fog
emiliethepoet — January 17, 2024
There was once a frog
Who lived in a bog
He jumped in the air
And ate people’s hair
Until he was consumed by fog
Roots and Boots
Flip Flop the Croc and Nanoo — January 13, 2024
oh toads
on the roads
ever wonder about their nose(s)?
not me
anyhow
for I am a
treeeeee
and I’m getting stung
by a bumble
BEEeeeee
so I’m just running away
too bad I have roots
Toadz are Loadz (Of Fun)
Nanoo — January 13, 2024
Toadz are loadz of fun
When you see them run
Smell their feet
If you want a treat
Yes
Ode to Toads
Omrisimo Farisimo — January 7, 2024
Toads
Greasy
Slimy
Lumpy
But they’re the best
When you feel sad
Just think of a toad
When you’re happy
It’s because you’re thinking of one
And when you feel like one,
Happiness
Lumpiness
Greasiness
Fill your toadly heart
And you wish your were in toadland