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She Sat On The Back Of A Turtle
... Note: Tortoises are land-dwelling while turtles are aquatic She sat on the back of a turtle then said " Go Go Go !" While he on stumpy feet trumbled and humphed "you are m......
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Mystic Rose Rose
Categories:
tortoises,
animal, appreciation,
Form:
Free verse
NIGHT HIKE
... We took a guided hike through a park last night…a beautiful natural preserve. and in the dark it is amazing…all the things we could observe. As the crickets serenaded us…at an alligator on the ......
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Jim Yerman
Categories:
tortoises,
nature,
Form:
Rhyme
The Barren Island
...He bought the barren island for $13,000 Together with a friend, they planted 16,000 trees For 40 years, the island turn into a sanctuary Of insects, flowers, birds and tortoises which became Famo......
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Hugo Sarvida Jr.
Categories:
tortoises,
love, nature, people, places,
Form:
Narrative
Don't Hide Your Pain
...Behind every superhero, there's pain Behind every superhero ,there's sadness Behind every superhero, there's scars Whether physical, mental, spiritual, or emotional. Behind every superhero, th......
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Vivian Egwuonwu
Categories:
tortoises,
anxiety, appreciation, art, blessing,
Form:
Free verse
Incarnate
...Unlike flower essence, which becomes roses or lilies, Unlike animal essence that's born into birds and beasts To bring within humanity love, justice, trust, and peace The divine takes the human fo......
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Christuraj Alex
Categories:
tortoises,
birth, god, humanity, life,
Form:
Rhyme
Silent Scenes
...The calm, composed Coconut Beach of Cambodia Or the Galápagos Islands of sublime sereneness Boats of quietude sail through the seas of Utopia. Stream, brook, sunrise, sunset—nature's flowery flori......
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Christuraj Alex
Categories:
tortoises,
nature, silence,
Form:
Sonnet
Gila Monster
...I'm solitary, roaming The American southwest desert; Heaving my bulky body - Covered with bead-like scales Of black and yellow - Across hot sa......
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Edward Ibeh
Categories:
tortoises,
animal,
Form:
Personification
Long Life of Tortoise
...lions in the forest are roaring loudly tortoises look at skelton of lions generationally. July 18/2023......
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Alfonso II Warally Ngengethe Mussabwa Chris
Categories:
tortoises,
animal, imagery, metaphor,
Form:
Free verse
Mystique of the Mojave
...A white wash of striated clouds stretch expansively across the arid desert sky where Joshua trees commune lifting up crooked cactus-like arms towards the searing sun. Massive layers of brow......
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Laura Leiser
Categories:
tortoises,
earth, nature,
Form:
Free verse
The Beauty
...The beauty Of Namatjira White haired Bark painter's Of fish Wandjina Feathered man Full sunset Corroboree Pintubi Dancers In watercourse Colours Of hills And rangers Near Henbury Or......
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Dominic Middleton
Categories:
tortoises,
art, courage, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
Having Tortoise Family To Tea
...We invited the new family to Sunday tea. Who knew they would all tortoises be? We pretended it was normal, Gram and me. They did not reach for a single chocolate chip cookie. Go out and catch s......
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
tortoises,
humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Cattle Egret of Africa, and Now America
...I Cattle Egrets have lifted my Spirits Here in Ft. Beaufort, dirty, not dirt BY choice, folk in small spaces Hide from Civilization, national mandates On Environmental Courtesies and Policies B......
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Anil Deo
Categories:
tortoises,
abuse, africa, america, bird,
Form:
Rhyme
Flag
...When our flag on Red-fort flew first, Elders felt no hunger or thirst; They stood as sure as very hell, That everything is going well! They saw, thenceforth, like freedom plays, This game got ......
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Christuraj Alex
Categories:
tortoises,
conflict, freedom, slavery,
Form:
Rhyme
Hedwig
...Hedwig Her house, a memory lane of sacred spaces: the cobwebbed attic travel trunks, high heeled shoes, pink taffeta gowns, skirts that open into spinning parasols, cool musty wine cellar......
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Romana Tarlamis
Categories:
tortoises,
celebration, family, grandmother, joy,
Form:
Free verse
Animal Embassy
...A porcupine, an owl and a beautiful iguana Were among the creatures that I got to see; And no, I wasn’t dreaming it or smoking marijuana – Every animal was real as it could be. For my grandkid......
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Ilene Bauer
Categories:
tortoises,
animal, appreciation,
Form:
Rhyme
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