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Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

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Tamarac Fla

0 posted 1999-09-02 07:16 PM

Ode to a Toad

On the edge of some water weeds,
Below a pillowed moon.
Sits a toad on a lily pad,
Croaking, a lonely croon.

Exuberant he spends the hours,
Through the flower of night,
He bloats and croaks his melody,
With overripe delight.

He calls out to the ladies fair,
To hear his raucous tune.
To lure her close and into mate.
Below a pillowed moon.

He sings rebeep in constant sweep,
Calling passionately.
He cannot stop or stay a note,
Here lies his destiny.

He croaks it from the diaphragm,
Over and over, here I am.

Andrew Scott
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since 1999-06-24

Posts 2558
Redlands,CA,USA

1 posted 1999-09-02 07:33 PM

That was fun and a very good read. Thanks for sharing.

Denise

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2 posted 1999-09-02 08:09 PM

So much wit and humor around here! Sure hope some of it rubs off on me!

Balladeer

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Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

3 posted 1999-09-02 10:16 PM

Wart's it all about, Seymour?
Do we just call for mates until we croak?
Is our only goal to be a tadpole's dad?
Have I lost my mind at last?

Going to bed now. 'Night, Sy. Good poem!

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Nan

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Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

4 posted 1999-09-02 10:23 PM

I Taught - I Toad you - It was a Frog
RE-BEEP

[This message has been edited by Nan (edited 09-02-99).]

Nicole
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since 1999-06-23

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Florida

5 posted 1999-09-03 12:53 PM

Oh my! yanno, I liked this 'un, I did.

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

6 posted 1999-09-03 10:43 AM

To all the above,
REBEEP,REBEEP,REBEEP,REBEEP.

traveler
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since 1999-08-17

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7 posted 1999-09-03 10:46 AM

SMILE ... yanno, this water can get cold ... ribbit, ribbit, ribbit ... thanks SY

Seymour Tabin
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Tamarac Fla

8 posted 1999-09-03 11:41 PM

Traveler,
Thank you for the ribbit.

Sue
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since 1999-08-04

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France

9 posted 1999-09-04 01:31 PM

Love it. "Overripe delight" - I wish I'd written that!

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

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Tamarac Fla

10 posted 1999-09-04 05:22 PM

Thank you sue.

Nan

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Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

11 posted 2008-01-27 04:09 PM

ROTFL - Only Sy could write so adeptly about a silly little toad!!

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