The Symbol Of My Clan Is The Frog, But Why?
it must be because it is tailless,
aquatic,
semiaquatic,
or terrestrial amphibians
a smooth moist skin,
webbed feet,
and long hind legs adapted for leaping.
or is it because it is wedge-shaped
and can very well
be taken as a
horny prominence in the sole of a horse's hoof
did my ancestors mean
a loop fastened to a
to hold a tool
a weapon?
what if they hinted on
an ornamental looped braid
or
cord with a button
or knot for
fastening the front of a garment?
well, a frog can also be understood as a
device on intersecting railroad tracks
that permits wheels to cross the junction
or a spiked or perforated
device used to support
stems in a flower arrangement
or the common nut of a violin bow
or the hoarseness
of voices
the phlegm
in our throats
or something so disparaging
for one who looks
like French,
you see, in our reunion
today
with the rest of the clan members
they all arrive at
one conclusion,
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poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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