The “Ribbit” Of The Frog

The “ribbit” of the frog

Sitting on his lilypad,

He lashes out for winged morsels,

Mear bits to sustain–

He never complains.

Enough it is for him to sit

Watching day turn to night

And night to day.

Never bored,

Never desiring more,

He lives by heaven’s design.

Lazy–he is not!

Wanting for nothing

He is content.

I long to be like the frog

Taking only what I need,

Wanting nothing more,

Living by my nature…

Simplicity.

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Comments

10 responses to “The “Ribbit” Of The Frog”

  1. writersdream9 Avatar

    O divine simplicity!! Lovely poem!

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Thank you, I wasn’t sure how the “ribbit” would work, but I guess it worked okay.

      1. writersdream9 Avatar

        It sure did as it made the reader feel the frog and connect the metaphor!

  2. words4jp Avatar

    Ribbit;). Ribbit!

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Now if only I could become a prince. :)

  3. tt4r Avatar

    Ribbit’s for frogs, we go “provit”. Love your homely nature.

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Thank you very much, I know it was a bit odd, but you can’t blame a guy for trying. :)

  4. martha0stout Avatar

    I never thought of frogs like that…

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      This one was a bit odd for me as I had pieces of it in my head all day and had to try to fill in the blank spots to fulfill the message. I hope I was successful. :)

      1. martha0stout Avatar

        I think you did a pretty good job on that.

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