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Destruction: Captain Jack Sparrow
Here’s a picture of a stuffed frog. It’s one of Jackie’s toys, and it’s pretty nasty. This image makes me think of:
- Barney the Dinosaur (whew, survived many years of him!) and a hair coloring job gone wrong
- the fear a dog toy must feel as those teeth come close
- what if we were as fascinated by frogs as we are by dinosaurs?
And, here’s my first draft.
It’s your turn! Have fun and stick to 15 WORDS OR LESS! (Title doesn’t count toward word count:>)
28 Responses
Wholehearted friendship
A love without words
Stories told by playmates
Left behind
but not forgotten
Awwww, this is lovely. Like an homage to The Velveteen Rabbit. I esp love that first line!
I like your idea behind this — loved toys from years ago.
Funny one, Laura. I am glad your daughter’s frog has had a chance to see and experience real dirt!
It’s a doggy toy, so not Maddie’s:) boy, has he ever!
Not so new
Though I be
Hope that you
Still love me
For all eternity!
Anne McKenna
Lovely, Anne– I enjoyed that last line after the well-placed pause.
Oh, Laura, I love your poem!!
I love my friend
and will defend
his right to chew-
a catch-22.
This is pithy and funny, as always. But also thought-provoking. Thanks, cindyb!
Beanbag
Being A frog
Elastic lags
Acerbate leapers
Needs tossing
Beanbag amphibians
Alphabet rhymer
Green toys
poem By Jessica Bigi
I especially like Acrobat leapers, Jessica!
Ha, ha. This does look like it could have been a great beanbag.
Sweet Laura. Lifetime friends are priceless.
Captain Jack Sparrow
J ust green, silver
A nd a touch of black
C olors he loves, a
K eepsake for Jack!
That is so fun, Martha! Jack sends a woofy thank you!
Clever, Martha.
Aw. Poor Froggie. My efforts are what poor Froggie might think, if he could.
What I Need
Needle, thread,
water, soap,
a little kid,
a hug and hope
for love again.
This is so sweet! Love soap/hope.
I think all parents who survived Barney deserve a merit badge!
Really enjoyed your poem, especially that last line.
Fluffy Fido
fiercely fangs
frayed favorite,
Friendly Frog.
Oh, wow. All those “F’s”. I love this.
Love the Barney humor. And the homages to Jack! As you may have noticed, I love fairy tales…
Grubby Frog
I’m a prince.
Give me a kiss!
What? You think I’m
too grubby for this?
—Kate Coombs
I don’t know why, but I’m hearing Danny DeVito say this in my head. Hysterical!
Perfect casting!
Such sad words,
but still she spoke:
“No lie,
no joke–
this frog
has
croaked.”
Ha–made me laugh out loud!
Sounds like our eulogy for poor Froggy. It’s about time for him to go…
Oh you’ve brought me back to those long afternoons of Barney–I can still hear that purple dino voice (and also remember the shattered look on my younger one’s face when her big brother learned in first grade that Barney was for babies!)
The Proposal
Green arms beseech me–
he’s bent on one knee,
to promise froggy love,
forever,
eternally.
Hehe. Yep, we still occasionally sing “Sisters ” here. My kids won’t admit how much they loved it, though. Sure did drive me crazy.
I love the froggy love!
MEAL TIME FOR FROGGY
Even though I am a frog
FLICK!
I’m as greedy as a hog.
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