From the ditch by the concession stand

[Richard]

Hey Acappella,
You picked an original image to center your poem on. My biggest suggestions would have to do with the wording and possible subtext. I'll go into more detail below:

I heard a father toad sigh to the string of black pearl children -I like the phrase "black pearl" children" as describing the tadpoles. It made me stop and think about the line, which is a good thing in my opinion.
notions of the deepest toad love, -The repetition of "toad" here isn't needed. The same is true of the next line with the word "notions". I would suggest compacting the two lines to read something like: "parting notions of deep love"
parting notions.
He dare not look upon them once the wriggling started -I would suggest compacting these three lines as well into something like: "he dare not say as he looked/ upon their wiggling beginnings".
    -lest the tongue- -Others might disagree, but I think the word "lest" is too old fashioned, so I  would suggest using a different word if you plan on keeping this line.
  (It need not be said. It had happened to other toads.)

He sighed, “Treasure the tails my darlings. -Is the repetition of "sigh" intentional?
Suckle the stones.
But if the puddle dries up,
you sprout legs quick.  Your warts will protect you now.
You’ll find you must piss in a mouth or two
if you want to string your own puddle-shined necklace -There is a lot of use of "you" here, so I would suggest thinking of rewording these lines a bit.
down the depths
of evolutionary time.” -I feel like you need to play around with this dialogue a bit more. What is said here should carry some metaphorical weight, so he is addressing the tadpoles and the reader. Right now, I think it's clear he's talking to the tadpoles, but it doesn't connect to the reader enough. I hope that makes sense.

I hope what I said here was helpful, and I look forward to seeing where you take this piece from here.

Cheers,
Richard