Long long ago
In a faraway land
Lived a frog named
Mr. Stikitung Grand
Near a meander
In his little mud house
In rain you could hear him Croak,
Looking for a spouse
Rains came and went
But he never got a single mate
He tried every trick a frog could
Still no one fell for his bait
He would keep
Harnessing his vocals
Polishing his webbed digits and
Perfecting his focal
While his efforts were appreciated
And some found it cute
The girls still went out
With the true frogs, the slimy smooth
With Mr. Grand being so different
All warts and moles
Others wondered how
He would ever father tadpoles
Mr. Grand with his huge eyes
And big mouth could do very little
All these hurdles made Him
Too depressed and shittle
While there were uncertainties
Looming large on his life
Fellow amphibians were betting
On his chances of getting a wife
For termites said the caecilians
Calling others to join the hoot
For worms said salamander and
For cricket said the newt.
On the fateful day Mr. Grand got fed up
And was waiting to call it a night
When he heard a hiss
Loud enough to give him a fright
Hello said the snake why are you
In such a spiritual gloom
Come let us find out someone
Who can help you groom
Frog was surprised at snake’s kindness
And overwhelmed at his warmth
While his kinds were busy ridiculing him
Snakes words soothed him like a balm
At first he was cautious and
Kept a safe distance from the snake
But the snake kept saying he was hurt
That Mr. Grand still took his efforts as fake
I have nothing to lose thought Mr. Grand
And reached out for the help
Yum thought the snake and gulped Mr. Grand
Before he could think or yelp
Salamanders, newts, all of his fellow beings
Saw this but not a single tear was shed
Guess this comes with living a life
So cold blooded
There was a crocodile, who saw it all
Hidden behind a pier
Some say he was the only one who
Did shed some tears.
















Soma you are so talented! You should publish your work. You would be very successful as an author for kids lit. Your poems are very spontaneous and musical. I will have to read them to my son Aman.
What a fascinating poem Soma and oh, what an ending! Didn’t Mr. Grand know better than to trust a snake?
I love the way your imagination roams!
Gabby you are such a sweetheart and a generous soul…thank you so much…
Its true Mr, Grand should have known better ….
LOve ya
I did like this poem very much and it ended just a bit different than I thought it would!
Surprises!
Scott
I hope the surprise didnt dissapoint..was refering to the herd mentality of people and how no one reacts when someone is being singled out…and how the politicians later try to cash on every event
Thank you so much Scott
Reblogged this on बंजारा and commented:
Soma,I loved your poem “Frogga” so much that I am re blogging this,with your permission of course.
Thank you so much Mai
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outstanding!! this one is your best so far!!
Thanks D:-)
What a pathetic end’Guess this comes with living a life
So cold blooded’ and the crocodile shed some tears,only you can write like this,Bravo,maja aagaya.
Thanks indira ji:-)