#ChineseSayings series
the frog at the bottom of the well
a poem crafted around 井底之蛙, a Chinese metaphor
the frog at the bottom of the well thought he was the King of the Well
reigning supreme over the bricks in his land over the droplets of rain over the sun that waved hello for brief moments every day.
he did not know just how far the sun had travelled the sights that she had truly seen across the world
as he detailed to her just how truly amazing his tiny watery kingdom was
she kindly accepted those brief moments knowing that there will be another hundred frogs in their wells boasting about their royalty in her day’s journey
but also moments where she graces the choir of glistening floral fields all waving hello, singing, celebrating, and truly honouring her for the light she gives.
Tagging Pretheesh Presannan | Roz Warren | JF | Daniel A. Teo | Jessie London | Chris Mooney-Singh | Brajendra | Somsubhra Banerjee if you’re up to it and anyone else interested in today’s prompt: the frog at the bottom of the well.
The frog at the bottom of the well [ 井底之蛙 ] refers to someone who is ignorant, focussed on their limited scope of the world from their view from the bottom of the well.
Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) wants to know — is your day filled with frogs in their wells or flowers that welcome your warmth?