The Frog

There I was sitting in the rain

All around me everything swampy and damp

I sat under the blanket of the star studded sky

Shining oh so bright and brilliant

So entranced was I in admiring this blissful view 

That I lost sight of the earth below 

I slowly followed the fireflies dancing down moonbeams 

As they reflected off the water puddles 

Then I heard a strange croaking noise prevailing the air 

As I paid closer attention, it struck me 

That some unidentified creature was frolicking around 

Jumping and serenading the stars above 

I looked very carefully at the creature then 

It was a cute little frog jumping around toadstools red 

I stared curiously at him and 

In return, he stared back at me intensely 

That's when I realized the frog was mesmerized 

All of a sudden a fly just buzzed by 

And without my knowledge 

My tongue unfurled 

Snapped it up, and swallowed it whole 

Astonished I looked back down into the puddle before me 

And observed myself in disbelief 

I now looked just like the frog!

©Alessandra Arora

 

You can watch and Listen to my poem Video:

In English: https://youtu.be/mpVaFuu1jGA

In Hindi: https://youtu.be/xG-VASztbc4