With a poison dart,
This rare heart is struck through the glass;
A rainbow bleeding from the gray.
As the tree falls,
A cacophonus chorus sounds,
Followed by the silence of crickets.
People immediately jumped to the idea of FROGS based on the mention of POISON DART, but they quickly scurried down various rabbit holes. XP These rabbit holes, however, were all well and good! You’ll find out why in a moment…
As @Berrybrook pointed out, there were several FROG species listed in the poem:
Actually, there are the names of quite a fewspecies of frogs here. Glass frog, tree frog, rainbow frog…
In fact, each line contains at least one species:
Poison Dart
Glass
Rainbow
Gray
Tree
Chorus
Cricket
Also, the reference of a ‘rare heart’ was mentioned because amphibians and most reptiles have a three-chambered heart, which does not occur outside of those zoological groups.
Diversions aside, it’s time for your one and only official writing challenge:
Mini Story Prompt: FROG!
Look at your character(s) through a special lens to find out how they are similar to a FROG! Then, write short stories showcasing this. Any comparison is acceptable, but if you are still at a loss or looking for ideas, a few are listed below…Feel free to write as many stories as you wish in first, second, or third person, past, present, or even future tense. Adhering to the prompt however you see fit, please stay within the PG-13 realm, adding spoiler tags and trigger warnings where applicable.
Though stories are not being judged, please post links to them in the thread below so that others can check out your works! For the purposes of ECC Mini, it’s advised to keep each of your stories around 300 to 500 words. If you would like to write less or more, that is perfectly fine. It’s your story after all, and the main goal is to help you get to know your character(s) better!
Feel free to write in a Google doc, WorldAnvil article, WorldAnvil Forums post, or just in your character's bunkers in the Infinite Imaginations Discord Server. However you want to do it. When done, post the link below so that everyone can know you entered.
God bless and much success!