critter sounds resound
in the riverside damp
knowing folk call wetland
we just knew it as a swamp
tree frog sawmill buzz
burp chirrup of bullfrog
companionable jamming
on an old bog log
don't let's forget the
full orchestra insect band
and slurpyish munch of deer
dining in marsh land
this is cattail country
I've long been keen on those
the bushy exploding fronds
as fuzzy as horse's nose
And on swamp things furry
that pearly grey pussy willow
which Jake calls kitty toes
we could make of them a pillow
no idea what they grow into
softy beansies are fine for me
not sure it's essential to know
the full Systema Naturae litany
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