Plastron Poems | Examples

The Tortoise Revolution

Talking softly as only a rock would do
 she rolls her tongue around then gurgles 
 leaving little ripples as far as the eye could see
 mesmerized am I 
 by a sunlit stream; 
 Squatting down I watch the little turtle struggle 
 with solid plastron and four chubby legs
 she crawls towards my feet 
 move , rescind 
 move , rescind 
 rocking her tortoise bulk up and down the stream, 
 she suddenly reminds me of an old father song 
 "Down by the lazy river "

 intonations vibrate into the lowly sky 
 leading me to a quizzical thought 
 how did the sun know where to climb? 
 I sense a kinship soul of like proportion 
 and know beyond a doubt 
 that this turtle in solidarity 
 knows me by name. 

March 26, 2019