The Traffic-lights Coloured Frog
Listen to Doryn's poem ... read by JH
My eyes are red,
my feet are orange,
my back is a bright
green.
I live in a rainforest,
warm and moist,
far, far away.
I sleep all day, hidden under a leaf.
If a creature disturbs my peace,
I pop open my eyes, push out my feet
and dazzle it into a muddle with my bright colours.
Before the beast knows what’s happening, I’m able to
hop, hop away.
my feet are orange,
my back is a bright
green.
I live in a rainforest,
warm and moist,
far, far away.
I sleep all day, hidden under a leaf.
If a creature disturbs my peace,
I pop open my eyes, push out my feet
and dazzle it into a muddle with my bright colours.
Before the beast knows what’s happening, I’m able to
hop, hop away.
This poem is copyright (©) Doryn Herbst 2024
About the Writer
Doryn Herbst
Doryn, originally a scientist working in the water industry in Wales, now lives in Germany and is a deputy local councillor. Her writing considers the natural world but also social issues. Doryn has poetry in Fahmidan Journal, Metamorffosis Festival 2021, Bangor and forthcoming in Sledgehammer Literary Journal. She is a reviewer at Consilience science poetry journal.
