Yikes

A tadpole is size ‘very

small’ yet large enough to be

seen by predators.

One wiggled his way into

liberated living

away from his school-friends

perhaps too bold

for a trip of discovery-

searching for aquatic plant

food like a game. Then

a current joined in the fun

seizing him to share

a smaller stream

and dragged him to a

waterfall landing

among a convention of trout.

Being chased turned

into a frenzied visit – ‘Gulp’

and life’s cycle  

of curiosity journeys on.