The Frog And The Tarantula Poem by Stephen Katona
The Frog And The Tarantula
A frog and a tarantula is an unusual pair,
In a hole up a tree they're happy to share.
The dotted humming frog has poisonous skin,
So he's safe from succumbing to his hairy kin.
He protects the spider's clutch of eggs,
From ants attracted to her insect dregs.
There's mutual benefit from this clever deal,
For ants are this frog's favorite meal.
The spider scares the snakes away,
To look elsewhere for their prey.
It's a wonder how this sister and brother,
Have learnt to help one another.
If you want to see these splendid two,
Take a trip to the jungle in South East Peru.
SE Peru is a bit too far.... if one walks (got no car) . And if I sat on a hill of ants.... I'd suffer bites inside my pants.... UNLESS, I too, got a tarantula...., but maybe it's a bad idea. Duh! ! ! Well done poem and interesting poet's note. Thanks. I really enjoyed rhyming, especially eggs/dregs. But rhyming would have been tough in last couplet if they lived in Zambia; you got lucky. To MyPoemList. Bri Welcome back. :)
Thank you Bri, you've succeeded in making me laugh again. I really am lucky they don't live in Zambia. I would recommend putting the frog rather than the tarantula in your pants whilst sat on your hill otherwise you might just be adding to the number of your bites. ;)
Beautifully written. I can almost envisage this wonderful partnership from the depths of the Perivisn forests..❤️
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I would like to translate this poem
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i THOUGHT the title sounded familiar!