People Tortoise Poems

When I was much younger than now
I had a nice little pet
He was a sweet, little tortoise
I loved him the moment we met

He was an...

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In a family, The Black Sheep
The cleaner ones forces to weep
With acts that make the skin creep
And they wish they'd put him to sleep...

Black sheep...

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I told her marriage was an institution.
She went mental.
I consoled myself with shooting the tortoise.
It was for the best.
There was no way it would win...

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Land Dweller, the tortoise knew he would love this young bull named Red Gee.  He had loved the bull’s father, grandfather, and great-grandfather hadn’t...

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The tortoise sits like a bump on a log
The people think his mind's in a fog.
But really, he's seen more than you think.
Enough to make...

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I rode my tortoise to the fair
To other pets he can’t compare
I asked my mama what to wear.
She said she frankly did not care.

We thought...

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The lake was then dry, not even dank,
The tortoise himself had grown lank.

The fox had departed the field,
Since the scorching sun was no shield.

The geese,...

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Tommy Tortoise was so lonely and looking for romance
His feet were large and plodding but he’d love the chance to dance
He sees a sign for...

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TORTOISE AND ANT-HILL
Tortoise: this thing that looks so much like me
What are you good in?
Do I benefit that you have a hunch-back like me?
Or that...

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