turtle medicine

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"The grateful heart sits at a continuous feast" Proverbs 15:15

In loving acknowledgment for the spirit within "turtle nation".


turtle medicine shows up
by the pond mid morning
seemingly struggling
for a safe spot in the sun

wearing his years proudly
he remembers the melody
that hums in low tones- "hold onto
the core of my limitless magnificence"

as a tiny baby's breath
becomes wind for a turtle lubbering
from palatable pond to solid earth--
the exercise, flexing

inherent mirth
for another hundred
years of gratitude--gardenias
line the path of rebirth




words and turtle photo by kate lamberg
(c) '14

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