:)) !! xx I'm having to keep my tongue tightly furled inside my wide gob here to refrain from a more-than-obvious joke... besides, I have totally exhausted myself on DD for now, so I'll just squiggle off like the tiny tadpole wot I am... aKwatiK aKrobatiK xx

An excellent poem,I enjoy reading it,take care

Edwin

seems true enough to fit most, good observation of the current state of creative development..

I will.

Ron

The shape of your poem is uncertain, growing, shifting like thoughts, galaxies, "fleeting substance". So the form is already a revelation.
And the poem itself questions the power of the mind, its ability to be completely independent and to "know". Although I would argue that not every frog can be kissed into a prince. You have to know which one used to be a prince between it was turned into a frog. :)

Axilea

Brilliant write my friend, as usual, but, I've kissed about a hundred frogs and have yet to find my prince. May your pen never run dry.

Nice way to express how one individual can take a stand and move people with that idea, takes a strong will and lots of determination...

Be always safe,
Karen

I'm always in awe by your perspective,which is always a notch above most.The shame of it is we need leaders to think like this,and rarely do we have them! Great last line to sum it up;-)

Love,
Eileen

Jude, thanks for the exercise. If new ideas are old ideas, how
many ways can a kid dissect a frog and why? -gene.

I do believe the poet has a sense of humor.
'hence, the bubbling brains of universal structure' - Great line
Doug

Love this....
it’s natural for the most advanced intellects to know nothing
but what suits their beliefs

and I might ad...And Hence they fall down and go boom.

Universal thought is ever expanding leaving the intellect to explore the black hole.

Man has been developing into an arrogant top specie, perhaps if he share a thought with a frog...

Georg

Oh they are intelligent more than given credit. Thank you for sharing Jude.

Newfie hugs, Rose

Today, I was able to grasp each line and understand and feel your words, without having to read it again. The last line just made me smile.
Very good poetry here,Jude, as always.
Peace, love, and light,
Amber "V"

I did ask a frog, after reading this to him/her, and it just sat there and didn't talk, you think maybe it was just anti-social...? e

there is so much wisdom to be gleened from this-i enjoyed it very much

I think frogs know much more than many suspect!

I love the way you look at the universe as an idea expressed in time.

fee

"it’s natural for the most advanced intellects to know nothing but what suits their beliefs go ask a frog before it’s kissed into a prince"...after reading this...and these last lines, you left me with a smile on my face...for what you have said ...and for the way that you have said it. You have one heck of a mind! Incredible thought and writing, Jude...as always!

Orbiting frogs were sent up in space in 1970 to study motion sickness...The Orbiting Frog Otolith housed the bullfrogs for a week as they circled the Earth. Scientists measured their vital signs and once the experiment was over they simply left the frogs to work it out for themselves. It's also natural for the most advanced horny toads to know nothing but what suits their beliefs...turning a lesbian into an astronaut requires a flexible wand with a gravity extension device and a rear plug which pops a ribbit in cosmic orgasm..."skimming analogous networks of individuality, set into motion by creative idea-" the artist formerly known as frog prince and purple rain...

Sage

LOLOL, Oh this is a pearler Jude. Reminds me of a Riddle our old Teacher used to hit us with on a Mon Morn...He'd ask us to pick a number between 1-10, x 2-4 Divide by whatever..on and on then outa the blue...How many legs has a duck! I only got caught once, then I was on to him...It was so funny. The world is like that, no matter how many times BS is bandied about, ppl still get suckered.
Loved this
XX Ch'erie

It baffles my mind, which isn't hard to do nowadays. However it evokes some interesting thoughts.

This is a mind-stretcher, Jude, and a great title, too :-)

I am always amazed that the great minds only echo and piece together old ideologies, never daring to break new ground. Seeming to be leaders, they are, after all, only followers.

Ted