Spring Fling Kidlit Contest 2021

Happy April friends! It's time for the annual Spring Fling Kidlit contest. The contest requires each writer to select a spring related gif to go along with their post. My entry is a nod to those amphibians I have come to love - salamanders. This photo came from the MetroParks post about safe spaces for salamanders to use while migrating. Creating a safe environment is so important for these lovely creatures as they journey to lay eggs in the spring.

Curious? Read about it: 
https://www.metroparks.net/blog/the-tunnel-of-love-keeping-salamanders-off-the-streets/

I hope you enjoy my entry. And, don't forget to check out the other entries, you'll be glad you did.  ciaraoneal.weebly.com/spring-fling-kidlit-contest
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Salamander Song
By: Susan Summer
WC: 115

Plip, plop. 
Drip, drop.
Cool water, lots of water.

A puddle here, a puddle there.
Combined, they make a bath to share.
I mosey down into this pool,
then swish and swim; an April fool.

Plip, plop.
Drip, drop.
Cool water, lots of water.

The puddle here is like a lake.
Lots of room and friends to make. 
I lay my eggs so nice and round.
All safe and snug where water’s found.

Plip, plop. 
Drip, drop.
Cool water, lots of water.

This springtime pool soon melts away.
My eggs are hatched before that day.
A mother’s job is done - but then,
next year I’ll do it all again.

Plip, plop.
Drip, drop.
Cool water, lots of water. 

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