Two frogs

Further adventures in Surreality

Melinda's (further) adventures in Surreality Melinda shares a body with Belinda, a sensible, 50-something, middle class housewife and mother of two, but her soul is uniquely and eternally her own. Her role models are Lady Hester Stanhope and Ruby Tuesday. She loves cats, Jim Morrison, red wine and good cheese. She has never found a man to match her, and maybe he doesn't exist, but she indulges in romantic fantasies from time to time. In another reality she is Cassandra, but she knows she can't save humanity from itself, so as it ignores her warnings and hurtles headlong towards its doom, all she can do is watch more in sorrow than anger, and wish she'd shagged Apollo when she had the chance.

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Two frogs

by Melinda_blog @ Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008 – 17:53:06

Frogs - and people - can put up with a lot, if it creeps up on them slowly.

Two frogs

‘Is it just me,
Or is it getting
Hot in here?’
The frog said to himself,
Swimming thorough
A stream of bubbles.
Or maybe not,
As far as I’m aware,
Frogs are not given much
To abstract thought.

Suspending disbelief:
‘Yes, really, it’s
Quite balmy,
I must say.
In fact,
A bit too warm,
For my taste,
But mustn’t grumble,
I suppose.
Though, really
It is getting
Rather hot.’
And on he swam.
Round and round.

Until the moment
Someone threw
Another frog
Into the pot.
‘It’s boiling!’ screamed
The second frog
Before he croaked.

‘Well, some frogs!’
Said the first one,
‘Can’t even stand
A bit of heat,
Though I must say,
I thought that it
Was getting warm.’
And on he swam
Round and round.

© Melinda Belynda, 30 November 2008
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