Concert From the Lily Pads
Gabcast! Dancing With Daisy #37 - Concert From the Lily Pads
Click the play button above to hear me read this poem.
This poem was inspired by some beautiful photos of lily pads that I saw recently.
Click the play button above to hear me read this poem.
This poem was inspired by some beautiful photos of lily pads that I saw recently.
Concert From the Lily Pads
On warm summer evenings,
backyard bullfrogs sit on their lily pad patios
under jutting flower umbrellas
in bright colors of purple and pink.
They dine on moths, lightning bugs, and dragonflies,
visit with their neighbors,
and watch the pollywogs play a darting game of tag.
As the sun goes down and twilight creeps in,
the backyard bullfrogs tune up and settle in,
croaking and crooning in rhythmic cadence.
Crickets and katydids join in the chorus.
They perform a concert of contentment
in the spotlight of the moon.
Angel fans gather in the concert hall skies
and light the stars,
holding them up high
in appreciation of the music.
A peaceful calm settles over the pond
where the backyard bullfrogs
sit and sing under flower umbrellas
on their lily pad patios.
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Just in case there is someone reading this who has never heard the song of a bullfrog, here's a sample of what it sounds like.
