2010-05-27 Frog post! Haiku and gogyohka

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Here are photos of some of the frogs in my garden together with some haiku and gogyohka.

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I wait patiently,
in mid-leap frog caught by dog
camera goes plop

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extract frog gently
and carefully from dog's mouth
frog leaps in pool...plop

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(tadpoles sunbathing - lighter coloured tadpole on far right is just growing legs)

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big frog very proud
hundreds of sons, all alike
new mama frog tired

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(tadpoles sunbathing - tadpole on left is growing four legs)

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wriggling and squirming
tadpoles enjoy the sunshine
then they dart below

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(this tadpole/young frog now has four definite legs and they don't congregate in groups now)

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living dangerously
slug finds grass greener
other side of fence

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a frog sitting
perfectly still
waiting for fly

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feet slide down sheets
and touch...I whip back top sheet
a frog looks at me balefully
dog looks innocent
cats make themselves scarce

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half-asleep
I see dustball leaping
along bedroom floor
I get my glasses
catch dustball...a frog inside

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patiently sitting
not a movement all day long
until dog sniffs frog

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shadows lengthening
pond as black as night
a dark frog waiting

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princess looked at pond,
screwed up her face, "Frog Prince, find
a dry home for me"

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frog jumps in old pond
on top of the green duckweed
no splash can be heard

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the splash of old frog
leaping into dark water
ripples reach the moss

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sweet fragrant lilac
blossoms falling on frog pond
irresistible

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