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out walking one day
an elderly fellow
was greatly surprised
when from a puddle
beside the road
he heard a toad frog say

"Kiss me
and I'll turn
into a gorgeous blond
with whom you can have
your mad impetuous way".

and scooping up
the flirtatious amphibian
he stuffed it securely
deep into the pocket
of his overcoat

"Hey!"
came a muffled cry
"I said if you kiss me
I'll turn into a gorgeous blond
with whom you can have
your mad impetuous way".

but the old boy
kept on walking down the road

"At my age,"
he said
"I'd rather have a talking toad."
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Ric Masten