Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Frogs


FRIEND-FROGS, ROMAN-FROGS AND COUNTRY-FROGS;
IN FACT ALL FROGS, REGARDLESS OF CASTE, CREED OR SEX:

LEND ME YOUR EARS,
BUT NONE YOUR LEGS
AND YEARS:




ON BEHALF OF OUR LEADER
WHO LOST HIS LEGS TO THE
GLUTTONY AND AVARICE OF MAN
AND DIED PREMATURELY OF SHOCK



I URGE YOU TO BE VIGILANT
AGAINST THE SCOURGE OF BEING
DECAPITATED AND PICKLED TO DEATH
TICKLING THE PALATE OF THE EFFETE HOMO SAPIENS SNOBS



PENDING EMANCIPATION FROM THIS PESTILENCE
WE MUST UNITE TO GO UNDERGROUND
AND PRACTICE OUR LUSTY GIFT FOR SYNCOPATION
INSTEAD OF IN A CHORUS, PRIVATELY
AND SOUNDLESSLY, IF POSSIBLE



OOOOOOPS! MY LEGS ...

(1973) 
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Anonymous commented:


1. The skewed anthropocentric consciousness is first struck by the humour

before realising

2. That rebellion is in the offing
and the clarion call seems to be: non human organisms of the planet unite!

A perfect synthesis too of word and image.

Thank you.
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@NeelaVanam tweeted:


   
Their croaks well 'antony'ated! Superb. 

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@hemantmmehta tweeted: 
 
Nice - A poem about frogs ... OOOPS ...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

1. The skewed anthropocentric consciousness is first struck by the humour

before realising

2. That rebellion is in the offing
and the clarion call seems to be: non human organisms of the planet unite!

A perfect synthesis too of word and image.

Thank you.