Kanske inte

världens vackraste — men visst är den charmig "the desert rain frog". (Och så värst grön är den ju inte heller).

Spring Wish

     A frog's a very happy thing,

     Cool and green in early spring,

     Quick and silver through the pool,

     With no thought of books or school.

     Oh, I want to be a frog,

     Sunning, stretching on a log,

     Blinking there in splendid ease,

     Swimming naked when I please,

     Nosing into magic nooks,

     Quiet marshes, noisy brooks.

     Free! And fit for anything!

     Oh, to be a frog in spring!