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The Sad Story of Myrtle

There once was a turtle named Myrtle Stuck in a plastic ring girdle It altered her mass Into an hourglass Leaving her deformed and infertile.

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 3/27/2018 9:48:00 PM

Jessica, you apparently also saw the photo of this unfortunate turtle. I have never gotten it out of my mind. This poem is perfect without it, but if I find that picture of Myrtle again, I am going to soup mail it to you.

Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Date: 3/28/2018 1:50:00 AM

That photo is one of the saddest of all statements about human impact on nature.