Saturday, July 28, 2018

In Our Hands



Hop, palm up, plop.
Little guy at the base
Of my thumb must
Feel that, since 
I come by and he is
There, we're friends
By birth on this
Earth and partnered
In its repair.



17 comments:

  1. Thank you for making me smile today, friend Geo. Love, cat.

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    1. My pleasure, Cat, and my privilege. And thank you for time-traveling to 2009 --where this began.

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    2. may I shed a few tears now with your permission? Love, cat.

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    3. Tears, dear Cat? Not on my account, please, but understandable for a broken bone. Remember Roy Orbison's part in Traveling Wilburys',"Handle With Care","...I've still got some love to give."

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  2. What an adorable little guy. He's probably hoping that you won't decide to applaud while he's sitting there.

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    1. He is quite a handsome bug-hunter, Jon. The tiny "plop" he makes landing on my hand is applause enough. Happily, he seems to know that.

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  3. Indeed friends. The job of repairing the earth is a big one. We need all the help we can muster.

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    1. Like courage, help comes in all sizes, Rick. These tiny frogs are ALWAYS on bug-duty.

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  4. I just can't get over how very tiny they are. I have yet to meet one in person.

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    1. Delores, I have seen a tree frog this size calculate the trajectory of a house-fly and catch it in a single bound. Yet, they will crawl into my hand to be moved away from doors and other places where they have terrible accidents. Amazing creatures.

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  5. Little guy is smart :)

    And darn cute, too.

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    1. Jenny, when these little guys hop onto my shoulder or crawl onto my hand, I'm awed by their fearlessness and their trust. Over the years, they seem to have accepted me.

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  6. How sweet this is!
    He's adorably tiny. Yet you're a mighty partnership.

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    1. Tree Frogs are all adorable in my estimation, and I in theirs. Yet many of them still take me for a big friendly tree that can walk. Come to think of it, that wouldn't be such a silly thing to be, would it?

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    2. A mobile tree - I like the idea. Geo shades all in need.

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  7. My kids love frogs from when they were little and even as adults they love frogs.
    Norma's photography is priceless here. It makes a statement and your poem adds to that statement about nature itself. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Dear Munir, I just read aloud your comment to Norma. She thanks you and understands, from experience, your family's fondness for frogs --as do I. Most kind.

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