Sea Turtle

Subtle beak peeks, blowing through a reef’s ostentatiousness Emerging from dark impervious depths, the need to breathe Adept adaptation caught between the blues and greens of aqua Turtle spins in shelly quagmire where the sea and land consort Ungainly gravity adheres, sands rasp of birth or death juju Raking flippers grasp a slow, staid, trek, back to the water Tortuous adversities unwind in the airy world fraught Leaving ablutions of the ocean with its weightless thrill Emptied gasps fill, descending once more, to polish its brown mottle (2/16/2021)