A Froggy Christmas Poem

Written
1997

 From your hip to my lip,

       just a jump away.

Hip, hop and jump for Christmas joy.

Turkey, ham, chicken, pork pie and

        giant beef roasts are traditional.

But no one ever serves frog legs.

I'm saving myself for you.

So flick, flick lets eat!

Hop to the table and

      let one fly by me.   

Croak, croak

        I say in timely spirit.

'Tis a time of seasonal merit.

Time to be glad and

       give thanks

       for this comfortable pad.

So give me a red hat

         to offset my seasonal skin,

        a sprig of pine,

        and stand me

        as a froggy Santa Claus

         under the mistletoe.

A kiss from you

      and you will have a surprise.

Remember the handsome Biology teacher

      lost in the Amazon last year?

Well, Merry Christmas!

There may be a prince

        in this stocking somewhere.

So give me a try.

 

 

Notes
This was written for my granddaughter, Dorian. She loves frogs. It started in about the 6th grade when she had to a report on amphibians. To this day she collects frog items.