Tag: sea turtle

summoning a sea turtle

Dear Mr. Turtle
come fly underwater
with your solid scaled wings
and your fine gentle beak

soar over the coral
the triggerfish and wrasses
the brittlestars and clams

flap your flippers
and sail our way
to the three pale fish
who wait breathing anxiously
for your sweet arrival

Dear Mr. Turtle
please gift us with your presence
during this brief visit to your home
half a world away from ours
and we will hum you a lullaby –
all that we have to give
that might suit your watery ways