Thursday, September 8, 2022

the slow crawl

it's a small turtle.
a black and gold
fellow
with a thatched helmet 
protecting
his fragile
life beneath,
his shyness
is endearing.
he peeks out
at me as i walk by.
i have nothing
to give him, but love
and affection,
stopping to pick
him up from
the busy road
and placing him back
inside the woods
on the other side.

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