Frog poetry

Here’s my response to this month’s poetry challenge on Rebecca Cuningham’s Fake Flamenco blog.

In her May challenge, she uses one of my frog pictures as prompt and asks us to write a dodoitsu (a syllabic, four line poem with 7-7-7-5 syllables). You can find out more here: https://fakeflamenco.com/2024/05/05/may-2024-poetry-challenge-fraternizing-with-frogs/

By the way, you still have until Sunday to send in your response! So, what are you waiting for? The world needs more frog poetry.

It’s always a pleasure to take part in Rebecca’s challenges. She features all entries in a round-up post a few days after the deadline. As a bonus gift – and this is the bit I really, really like and appreciate – she also translates the poems into Spanish.

So, here’s my little dodoitsu about my very own pond frogs.

Picture credit: Britta Benson

in amongst green polka dots
he said, she said, croak on croak
two heads slowly warming up
two hearts cooled by depth

©️2024 Britta Benson. No unauthorized use permitted. 

Here’s a bit more about my picture: https://brittasblog422041504.wordpress.com/2024/05/06/frogs-going-places/