09-28-2011, 05:41 AM
Rob, that last stanza gave me goosebumps, it's a very haiku-like statement and such a wonderful springboard to further contemplation.
The only toads hereabouts are the introduced cane toads, a plague we attack rather viciously with whatever is near at hand (often golf clubs), so my own reaction to finding one in my garden is not a meditative one! However, I can visualise yours easily from your very vivid descriptions not only of its physical appearance but of its relationship with its surrounds and indeed the universe itself. Wonderful stuff!
The only toads hereabouts are the introduced cane toads, a plague we attack rather viciously with whatever is near at hand (often golf clubs), so my own reaction to finding one in my garden is not a meditative one! However, I can visualise yours easily from your very vivid descriptions not only of its physical appearance but of its relationship with its surrounds and indeed the universe itself. Wonderful stuff!
It could be worse