Turtles Poems - Poems about Turtles

OF TURTLES OF GOD

OF TURTLES OF GOD     

Safe and protected,
they enjoy all of nature:
she loves her turtles:-

Shelled within self,
we are not as turtles:
human shells are weak:-

Though we have weak shells,
we are still well protected:
God covering us:-

TURTLES OF LIBERTY

TURTLES OF LIBERTY

In the race of life, 
let us be as the turtle;
rather than as the hare:-

Let self assurance
and motivated focus
pace our journeying…

Our self wisdom 
and paced determination
mirrors destiny…

The distance is long;
Let patience be a virtue–
Resilience shelled:-

Life’s race may be slow;
Liberty always coming–
It has its season:-

Life’s nature has us;
Ancestors’ footprints molded–
Persistence fueling:-

Being of oneness,
Turtling along

Slow Turtles

When traffic is flowing at eighty,
that pedal had better get weighty.
And in case you don’t know
it's unsafe to go slow,
so get in the right lane there, matey!

why do turtles come to my yard

turtles come up to my yard all the time
not sure why
or even if it is hundreds of turtles
or the same turtle hundreds of times

I have no lake or lagoon
I live in a meadow surrounded by woods
we are bordered on the south by a creek
a marsh lies to our east

are they traveling to
or traveling from?
I will

turtles

rise of sun 
bring turtles to rocks platform 
capturing sunlight

turtles

rise of sun bring 
turtles to rocks platform 
capturing sunlight

Tsunami

Tsunami

Clinging to a tree my might is numb
Teeth chattering, soaked in seaweed I succumb
to the shores of doom, the tides violent surge
Adrift and marooned all owed to a sudden urge
After the party I woke up on a tropical island 
Wild rainforest and coconut groves, tailor made in Thailand
The Turtle Island, underwaters heaven
We were seven, gone

Should I Save These Turtles

triplet turtles on a floating log
did their best to not fall into the bog
would they drowned if they did? Did they need a rescue?
I watched one fall in, so now there are two.

Twin turtles on a floating log
they are being eyed by Everglade’s oldest wild hog
Do I need to save them or are they having

I Guess You Like Sea Turtles

Her house was decorated in sea turtles.
They were crawling on the walls,
lying around in rugs,
decorating tea towels, draperies and pillows.
I guess you like sea turtles I said.
Not really.
But they are everywhere.
I know, she said.
All this stuff was my mother’s.
I inherited it all.
And you don’t like them?
Not really.
I had no more words to say.

Hatched Baby Turtles and Love

HATCHED BABY TURTLES AND LOVE

I recall my return to the sea
where the salt air mixes with beer very well
and waves roll forcefully to the shore
washing across boulders that form barriers

The ensuing forceful power of the storm approaches
and turtles just hatched from their eggshells
instinctively scurry in a hurry seeking the safety of the water
hungry seagulls with

Turtles Birthday Surprise

Happy birthday! Screamed the shrill little mouse.
Shh!!! Warned the raccoon coming up to the house.
It’s supposed to be a surprise, added a frog named Louse.
Of course the turtle heard them ; his name was Crouse.

Come in! Come in! Welcome he said, showing them his table.
He had been tipped off by his snoopy cousin, Old Mable.
She

Turtles

“Turtles” 

The stolen child
woke up one day

before a mirror
the window 
reflecting
another world,
a faded memory

turtles -

on the beach that day
a game they played

questions, 
answers,
slow and steady 
wins the race
it’s in the DNA

seen through the mirror
the other world,
a game they played

the devil's 
in the details,
they say

one day, 
the stolen child
woke up

she found release
through what 
the mirror had

Rain Turtles and Fire Breathing Dragons

I knew you—
When your hands cradled endless dreams
Not plastic boxes with silver screens
When your only bio was scribbled in crayons
Beneath drawings of skies pink or blue
Rain turtles and fire breathing dragons

I knew you
When you answered my query
How was your day
With simple answers minus gender declarations
Proclamations of straight or gay
And never a mention of mating orientation

I

Turtles and Iguanas

Turtles and iguanas do not eat meat.
Beef and chicken to them is not tasty or sweet.
They go for bugs and tiny plants that are green.
If you do not believe me, here is my cousin, Big Dean.
Big Dean is an expert. He is married to a turtle gal.
Broccoli, plants, lettuce and flies satisfy his wife, Miss

Turtles

baby turtles hatched
from sandy cradles, crawling...
to moon mirrored seas

8/16/22

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