“A Theatrical Leg Kick”

 “A Theatrical Leg Kick”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

A theatrical leg kick 

aka a “foot flag”

aka a “can-can”

flaring onto the air 

parallel to an exaggerated long axis 

coursing as a flamboyant warning 

exploited along noisy territorial falls 

during boreal frog wars …