the frog pond at equinox

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Poem of the week
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By JupiterMoon

Mon, 20 Mar 2023
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the frog pool at equinox

 

a pool, of deep

brown velour,  

sumptuous folds

catch clouds in reverse,

a wish of sunlight

tucked in at the bottom

 

then movement –

ripples part, with peeping eyes

and a low rumble,

a damp call, and

the fast forest reeds

bend asway

 

it is early, the hour of runners

who still smell of bed,

of panting dogs,

it is early enough, to have

happened upon the gallivanting

of mating frogs

 

i lose count, somewhere

around thirty-nine happy frogs,

some ride others, some move alone, 

nutcracker legs sluice the water,

as spring, paints every memory of green

over the banks

Certificate U
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Nature

Comments

Submitted by D G Moody on

What beautiful lanuage! And the imagery - clouds in reverse for the reflection. I feel that this poem deserves a cherry at the ver least.

Keep inspiring.....Dougie

Dougie Moody

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Yes, this is beautiful - thank you Jupiter!

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Your poem reminds me of the many frogs that lingered around our pond we once had, there were so many hopping around, with many tadpoles still swimming. 

Like your poem...nature at its best...a real Spring Equinox Beauty.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Important day in the frog calendar described in glorious imagery, this wonderful poem is Pick of the Day, please do share and retweet if you can

this photo is from here : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frogs_in_a_garden_pond_-_geograp...
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Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

What a brilliant pick - congratulations Jupiter

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. 

 

Submitted by onemorething on

This is our Poem of the Week! Congratulations! 

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

This is our Poem of the Month - Congratulations!

 

Submitted by celticman on

the david attenborough of poety and frogspawn.