A One-eyed Frog and Me

A one-eyed frog in the mud.

A one-eyed frog in the mud

in front of me on the shore

of the pond, I could see.

I placed my hand over one eye

of mine and I too saw one-eyed

as the one-eyed frog in the mud

by the pond leapt into the water

prodigiously.

Curiously, I remained standing

one-eyed in the mud.

Eye-to-eye, one eyed each, the

frog and I apparently saw one

and other differently.

And in the blink of an eye,

and with a resounding splash

the one-eyed frog was gone.

For me, even one-eyed blind

that was plain to see.

                      -30-

Chris Hanch 10-5-2022