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Subject: AMPHIBIANS
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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` AMPHIBIANS, by MIRKO LAUER    Poem Source                    
First Line: It doesn't surprise me
Last Line: For our amphibious arms will row for ever
Subject(s): Amphibians


BOX TURTLE, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: This bony dome's %my mobile home
Last Line: Secure from beasts %that box my head
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


BULLFROG, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Polli-wogger, %bobby-bogger
Last Line: Jug-o'-rummer, %jug -o'-rummer
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


CHAMELEON, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Chameleon, comedian %we never know which skin you're in
Last Line: Comedian, make up your mind!
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


COBRA, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: It's wise to stay clear
Last Line: All months of the year, %including octobra
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


CROCODILE AND THE ALLIGATOR, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: The crocodile's smile is wide
Last Line: Sometimes swallow second graders?
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Fork in front, %rattle behind
Last Line: The lump in the middle? %a rabbit too slow
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


GECKO, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: The gecko's trick is climbing walls
Last Line: But don't you try this in your home
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


GILA MONSTER, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: They call me monster just because
Last Line: Like someone's composition book
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


GLASS FROG, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Upon a tree %it's hard to see
Last Line: I've lost myself again - %good grief!
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


IGUANA, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: I wouldn't wanna %be an iguana
Last Line: Be an iguana - %except for halloween
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


KOMODO DRAGON, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: I am komodo, %I'm gruesome and gray
Last Line: Plus all those who don't think %that dragons are real
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


MIDWIFE TOAD, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: On dad's back the eggs are toted
Last Line: To his kids he's toadally devoted
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


NEWT, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Orange nose. %orange toes
Last Line: In your bright orange suit
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


POISON-DART FROGS, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Brown with oval orange spots
Last Line: These frogs are masters of fine art
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


POLLIWOGS, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: We polliwoggle, %we polliwoggle
Last Line: To turn ourselves %into a frog
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


PYTHON, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: With thirty feet to squeeze your prey
Last Line: Python, you take my breath away!
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


RED-EYED TREE FROG, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Tomato eyes. %catches flies
Last Line: Lives on t-shirts and coffee mugs
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


REQUIEM TO THE DINOSAURS AND MASTODONS, by UBADAH IBN MA' AL-SAMA    Poem Text                    
First Line: Here roots a glebe of rough mesquite
Last Line: Was dear to her who sleeps.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ubada; Ubada, Muhammed Ibn
Subject(s): Amphibians; Bones; Dinosaurs; Skeletons


SKINK, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Along the ground I'm found - I slink
Last Line: I don't fight back - I fall to pieces
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


SPRING PEEPERS, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Peep, %peep - %we steal your sleep
Last Line: And make you stay %awake too late
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


TORTOISE, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: I wear a helmet %on my back
Last Line: I'm born with it, %for I'm a tortoise
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles


WOOD FROG, by DOUGLAS FLORIAN    Poem Source                    
First Line: I am a frozen frogsicle
Last Line: For I am full of antifreeze
Subject(s): Amphibians; Reptiles