The Mystery of Leaps and Water
by Basil-tofu

It's hard to say
how far the crickets travel
on the nights when the air
is thick with smoke.
The frogs will leap
from garden to garden,
but crickets have no walls
to fly over.
When the sky starts falling
in watery rushes
how often do they drown
in a single drop?
Even on the sunny days
they run risk of
falling into a puddle.