This Turtle's Lament

I am so screaming bloody MURDERrrrr!!!!!!!!
catch that Poet Destroyer!! (grr, grr, grrrrrr)

She took my turtle sweetie
then said he tasted salty

Well what did she expect?
She is now my prime suspect!

Gone now is my turtle lovey-poo...
and I'm left crying boo-hoo-hoo

I'm plotting now my sweet revenge
for my love's death I will avenge

Watch out, pd I'm watching you
oh! the pain--your turn to stew!!

Did you know sea turtles shed tears?
Were you not moved when they appeared?

What did you do to the shell?
Did you sell it, do pray tell...

my heart is really breaking, b-r-e-a-k-i-n-g
were you the one who did the chopping??

Did his bones go crunch, crunch, crunch?
who else did the munch, munch, munch?

Thanks to you I shall never see him smile,
never see him again swim in style.

                 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Huh? Who is this crawling towards me??
none other than my turtle honey!?!

What? You mean turtle news got it wrong?
You mean, they messed up all along?

pd wasn't cooking you at all? and not Soup?
So you're telling me I've been duped??

But I know they said she was eating turtles!!
Devouring them in between chortles!!

popping them in her mouth like candy
then chasing them down with shandy! 

Oh. OH. OHhhhhhhh.


well why didn't anybody tell me earlier?
now I have to say sorry to p. destroyer??

Ok, ok, I'll be the bigger turtle and apologize.
Sorry so sorry pd, I didn't realize...

You were eating Chocolate turtles, the pecan kind
*blush* *blush* teeheehee, spare me some, if you don't mind??




August 3, 2010 written for pd's turtle soup contest
ahaha a bit long-winded sorry I didn't know 
where this would take me, had fun though,,,,
+ Linda-Marie I hope you don't mind, I just had to 
take from your honey poo & use "poo" as well
 for my own turtle-poo ;) lol too cute

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 8/25/2011 7:12:00 AM
Very cute poem. I bet you had lots of fun writing this. :) And shame on you for blaming pd about eating the turtle!
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Date: 8/19/2010 9:45:00 PM
Wow, 2nd place Nikko. How wonderful for you. I am so happy to see you place so high in this contest. Congratulations!
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Date: 8/16/2010 8:40:00 PM
Congrats on the win, Nikko
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Date: 8/10/2010 9:21:00 PM
haha, PD DID like this approach. I did too. Congratulations, Nikko! LUv, Andrea
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Date: 8/9/2010 9:15:00 AM
Congratulations Nikko on your win in (Destroyer((Poet's contest "Turtle Soup". Love, Carol
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Date: 8/9/2010 8:33:00 AM
cute poem--congrats on the win!
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Date: 8/8/2010 7:31:00 PM
Congratulations on your win. May I have some Turtle candy too? :)
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Date: 8/8/2010 9:37:00 AM
congrats on your win with this entertaining entry
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Date: 8/8/2010 6:52:00 AM
Big congrats Nikko on your winning big in P.D.'s turtle contest with this brilliant write my friend.. so entertaining to the reader and now enjoy another super win on a happy Sunday.. with luv ..sweets...luv..
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Date: 8/8/2010 5:22:00 AM
What a joy to read Nikko, it had me imaging and chuckling all the way through. Many congrats on your fine win in PD's contest >> James
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Date: 8/5/2010 6:14:00 AM
Oh! Loved this! Very clever and so fun to read! Pecan turtles are the best (at least much better than the soupey kind!) Well done! Best wishes, kris
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Date: 8/3/2010 2:03:00 PM
Nikko, I loved the clever turn your poem took and thought you did great with this write. Best of luck in the contest. Aloha, Connie
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Date: 8/3/2010 4:34:00 AM
Enjoyed the write and the banter that was all in fun...Good luck in the contest..This reads like winners' circle to me..Writing about turtles hadn't hit me until reading this one and there is the touch on the candy turtles now I might could go there...Thanks for stopping by and reading my write about Ireland..I would enjoy a trip to the old country and maybe see the Northern Lights(Aurora Borealis)...Who knows it could be in my future..Sara
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Date: 8/3/2010 12:15:00 AM
THIS IS BY FAR oUT THE CooLEST 1 I'VE READ. NoT A SLAM, BUT A SLAP. nIkkO YOU R 2 CooL.~SKAT
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Date: 8/2/2010 9:10:00 PM
Awesome, NIkko. Very clever and entertaining. LUv, Andrea p.s again with my back. I think I am almost done and can get off soon. Hope you have a great day tomorrow.
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Date: 8/2/2010 12:35:00 PM
It's okay, Nikko....we all jump to conclusions now and then!!! Cute and funny!!!
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Date: 8/2/2010 12:00:00 PM
adorable, good luck in the contest
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Date: 8/2/2010 11:49:00 AM
Absolutely brilliant my friend Nikko.. this is a monumental write.. good luck in P.D.'s contest.. am sure she will luv it and u will be dancing in the winners circle for sure.. my entry is Four Turtles for Soup...about my sons..which u already have read..thankxxx..with luv..
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