Song of the Swamp

Song of the Swamp

A, tick-tick, clicking cricket flicking
Quickly fickle little wings that
Fiddle and flit with stick-legs kicking.
Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick.

Croak. Smack.
A toad’s throat cracks.
As he floats on his back,
And chokes on a snack.
Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick.
Croak. Smack.
Croak. Smack.

Splash!
Out of the water jumps a fish, then,
Flash!
In the sun shine his scales and
Crash!
He goes back in and swims with his fins.
Tick,tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick.
Croak. Smack.
Croak. Smack.
Crash!