Animal Turtle Poems

Colorful turtle poked out his tattooed head.
He had been sleeping soundly in his winter’s bed.
But the grass was growing, he could smell a lily.
I think...

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If there is reincarnation
and we get to choose another animal
I shall come back as a leatherback turtle
all humpback and proud
I will be eight foot long,...

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Helpless! I stare up at human children.
Their discovery of me has begun.
I, slow- moving in undergrowth
before I know it, am flipped
upside down.
 
I move my...

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Tovin Tortoise, where are you?
It’s been months and you’re not here.
Holding my breath makes me blue!
When you get here, I will cheer.

I can’t wait to...

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I am turtle
and I roam.
From town to town,
carry my home,
upon my back
and that’s a fact.

A more patient creature
you’ll not see;
my best feature,
is to patient, be.
I...

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We had been on the road for about thirteen hours by then
So the traffic that we saw was a most unwelcome sight
A turtle, on his...

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We can all take a lesson from the sea turtle. She does not travel thousands of miles or risk all for her ego. She has...

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optimistic turtle decides to take the plunge
he pushes off Gardner's Island with hope in his heart
he rides choppy waters for hours
heading toward the far-away lighthouse
knowing...

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Coral reefs are dangerous some entities say
Not to me maybe because I know of no other way
The corals are gorgeous, but can hurt your toes
I...

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The annual turtle race is an event for the patient few
It is not for the likes of him, me, Mommy, Sammy or you.
Unless you bring...

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I am turtle, sage and wise;
I may not be speedy but I surprise,
with a gleam in my clever eye;
I’ll always finish, I covet no prize.

Great...

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A sunlit water garden
turtle sits upon a rock
in contemplation
Koi swims by, an invitation
turtle slides in slowly
ah, cooling aqua


1-26-2022
Bite Size Poem no34 Poetry Contest
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little sea turtle
racing toward the ocean waves
its new life begins....

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There within the shell of splendor floats
Waves carry armored ancients on their backs
Isolated oceans dream of waters tropical
Much warmer are the wanderings of warriors
Gurgles without...

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There within the shell of isolated splendor
Tranquility oceans float them all about
To dream of waters tropical much warmer
Armored against the best and worst of hell
Yet...

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