"A Chorus of Frogs"

A chorus of frogs sing outside my window,
a tell tell sign that Spring draweth nigh,
then suddenly something stops their song,
and I sit here bewildered, wondering "why?"

A few seconds of silence, and then an encore
as if a curtain had been intentionally dropped,
and then on cue it's suddenly raised again,
and frogs once again sing as if never stopped.

One of nature's beautiful mysteries no doubt,
and as I sit here enjoying the poetry of P.C.
the accompaniment of the chorus of frogs,
blesses my reading with completed serenity.
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Posted: Feb 2012
About this poem:
As I sit here in my vehicle with passenger side widow down, reading and commenting on poetry of Poet's Corner, I'm being entertained by a beautiful song of some of nature's best singers! Tree Frogs!! I'm LOVIN it!!!

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Comments (19)

steve1223
What a great way to spend some time

cheers
Fellsman
Dear Swade

What a great story bringing to mind The croaking chorus from the Frogs of Aristophanes: Mind, in Aristophanes' play the frogs were guiding Dionysus to The Halls of Hades - I'm sure the frogs of Oregon were better intentioned... I enjoyed this fine read John.

Best wishes

Bill cheers
vyoleta
Maybe they pause to remind you that one of them might be your princess. Since you don't want to take a risk and give her a kiss, they carry on with their singing. giggle

I enjoyed your poem, thanks, friend.
niah9
Yes...truly priceless....how can we put a price on nature...and all is there for free....all we have to do...is enjoy.....great write swade....Kathydancing teddybear
Maxeen_1
Hi swade I luved this quirky write.. how awesome is nature ?
I pictured awareness and pure tranquil moments thumbs up gift
One of nature's beautiful mysteries no doubt,
and as I sit here enjoying the poetry of P.C.
the accompaniment of the chorus of frogs,
blesses my reading with completed serenity.
:
mcradloff
We have a while before frogs start singing, if I had to guess I'd say late April.frog frog frog frog
KittyHugs
I love to be serenaded by the frogs, crickets, and I also Love the buzz of honeybeeshappy place

Sounds of Nature, to include, the sound of ocean waves bring a gentle calm over my spirit and a smile to facevery happy
swade777
I'm in a hurry (again) but wanted to thank the 7 of you (number of completeness! Hum?) for all the inspiring and uplifting comments! To each and everyone of Poet's Corner.... may your day be blessed with the sounds of a chorus of frogs.... if only in your imagination!! cool Till - whenever?
adjhe
Great job well done. It is as if the frogs were putting on a performance just for you and nature joined in. Looking forward to the next one.
schawalski
this reminds me of the paul mccartney song, we all stand togther
lucy1777
applause Very nice Swade, I love the sound of frogs it always makes me remember my childhood and camping...
QuietStormF
What a nice accompaniment they must make while you work.. I read somewhere that frogs actually freeze solid during the winter.. then suddently start breathing again once the temps rise to 50 degrees or so.. thought that was interesting.. Mice write Swade.. enjoyed it! wine hug teddybear teddybear
swade777
Time for another 'Thank you!' to the last 4 wonderful comment-ers! :-) Thank You!!!! Gotta Run AGAIN!
Jock_Watt
Aye! A chorus of frogs? Beats the Hell out of a chorus from a Spice Girls Cd.uh oh
swade777
Hey there Mr. Kilted Jock... Thanks for comment on the chorus of frogs! I must agree with you... I'd rather listen to the frogs than the Spice girls myself!! handshake Have a great day kind sir!!!
Redex
Oh my goodness that sounded a lovely scene, I have never seen or heard tree frogs before, but you made them quite visible here. Now swade is one of them my prince then????laugh Do I have tolips them allrolling on the floor laughing
swade777
Hi Redex! Long time no see!! There's probably a prince in disguise waiting for you among those singing in that choir of frogs... the only condition is... you'll need to climb the tree to get to him for that magical kiss!! You might have to climb a lot of trees, as finding him quickly may not be so easy!! If you need some climbing spurs, I can arrange that for you when you get here!! hug
Earlgreytea
wow!!! how cool, loved it, simple, yet sooo profound, you have such a gift for making a poem out of 'ordinary' phenomena...
hawqeye
Hi John,You don't need my comment with all these responses.I have to check back to find the names of those 2 poems.It's almost midnight here and I couldn't find them last night.Love the poem.You can tell it's spontaneous but descriptive. God bless.
Bill M
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