http://faerye.net/post/lament-for-a-frog-who-tumbled-dead-from-the-bulletin-board-this 2004-02-02T11:20:32+00:00 http://faerye.net/post/lament-for-a-frog-who-tumbled-dead-from-the-bulletin-board-this#comment-971 2004-02-02T11:20:32+00:00 2004-02-02T11:20:32+00:00 <p>Teehee! Nicely done! And my compliments to the frog.</p> <p> Here&#8217;s a poem I&#8217;ve known since I was a lad. I don&#8217;t know who wrote it. May have been my grandfather; he&#8217;s been known to write the occasional book of silly rhymes. In fact, if I remember correctly, he once made little wall plaques in his workship with real squished toad skins, tire tracks and all, and this poem etched underneath. He gave them to people for Christmas. </p> <p> <b>Ode to a Toad</b> </p> <p> Oh dirty, rotten little toad,<br /> Why did you try to cross the road? </p> <p> Did you not perceive the truck,<br /> That was to be your worst bad luck? </p> <p> You gathered for a mighty jump,<br /> The driver didn&#8217;t feel the bump. </p> <p> His tire squished your little head,<br /> You rotten toad, you sure are dead. </p> wonko