Make a Choice with Your Voice

Disappearing

Tears sprinkle the Earth

They spread round the Earth, for upon the girth, many species are disappearing

And if you are not aware, they no longer share their voices with you

For them to continue to be with you, it’s about your choice, to hear their voice

 

Mate

The voice of the Frog as it sits upon a log and waits for a mate, it tries to anticipate, when that mate might show up

The Frog Chorus stands in line and each one attempts to outshine the other

And once they discover a mate, they try to anticipate what comes next

And with the next steps they too scurry to The Place

The Place of spreading their wealth

 

Choice

We the Frogs of the Land want you to understand, each and every one of you has a choice

You also have a choice to voice your choice

For as we disappear like many of your brothers and sisters of other species, we are here to say to you voice your choice

And we sincerely hope that the choice that you are voicing is to continue to hear our voice

We hop to and fro and in many cases where we go, danger is near

 

Danger

It can appear on a flat surface, it can appear in the deep grass

It can appear in the waters we swim through; it can appear in the mud we sink into, it can appear in the air, it can appear anywhere

We the Frogs of the Land want you to understand, you too have a voice in this choice of danger to us

 

Other Voices

But when you choose not to voice your choice, other voices are heard

And our voice is blurred, until it disappears

 

Pick One

We the Frogs of the Land want you to understand, there are many choices that you can make pick one

It could be the flat surface; it could be what’s in the grass

It could be what’s in the water, it could be what’s in the mud

We are here to say to you, as we too disappear

 

Others

Others will reappear

And they will not look like us, and they will not sing like us, and they will not mate like us, and they will not congregate like us, and they will not travel like us, and they will not you get the picture

We the Frogs of the Land want you to understand, you do have a say in this

Beyond ribbit

 

Individual

Some of us live in trees, some of us live on the ground

Some of us by the waters edge, some of us standing at the edge of the hedge

Some of us hop great distances, some of us stay close by

We the Frogs of the Land want you to understand, we too are individual

Our songs are different and so are our cries

And so is surprise, surprise, is our size

Our colour is not uniform, as well

For we dwell in many different habitats

And like you we too stand out, blend in

 

 Without Us

So, the next time you hear our call, the next time you hear our drum, think how small the world would be without us

Silence would fill the air

Do you want to declare that silence will fill the air, or would you choose another voice, would you choose another song

For my dears we all belong, the big and the small

 

A Point

So beat your drum, voice your voice

And make a choice, with your voice

Now remember the voice needs to make a point

And your voice of choice could be different than another

Some of you choose music and your message in a song

Some of you choose art and this also belongs

Some of you choose research and we look at the numbers

Some of you choose poetry the ebb and the flow

Some of you just know the way it should be

Some of you share among families, some of you share among community

Some of you share beyond what others dare

Some of you share in silence, some of you share on the stage  

Some of you share through your fashion design, your fashion voice

It is your choice

So, choose your voice make it a path

 

Circle

Drum in the Circle, drum on the Land

Drum on the Waters, drum in the Trees

Drum beside the seas, drum on the plain

Or just the same, just drum your message through

 

Shapeshift

Some of you choose to weave, some of you choose to articulate

Some of you choose to act, some of you choose to demonstrate

Some of you choose to Shapeshift

Become a Frog on the Waters, become a Frog in the Trees

Become a Frog on the Land, do you understand

Choose your colour, represent your shape

Choose your country and anticipate