Ah, world —
Are you quite safe
Or not? I know where to
Find sanctuary — It is deep
Inside
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Turtle (an American cinquain)
Salty like hot dogs (and tears). Sweet like marmalade (and life).
Salty like hot dogs (and tears). Sweet like marmalade (and life).
Ah, world —
Are you quite safe
Or not? I know where to
Find sanctuary — It is deep
Inside
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Hot Dogs and Marmalade 
Very nice! The turn at the end was perfect.
Thank you! Honestly, I did the Spirit Animal quiz and it came up turtle. I disagreed — so I took a different spirit animal quiz and it came up turtle. So I thought, “what’s this turtle nonsense?” and started reading. When I read that a turtle goes inward, it struck a nerve.
🤗👍 NICE.
Sally, I love your poem and the twist – well done! 😊
between the apse and nave man
I love the last two lines! So perfect! 🐢
Very well done.
Lol. Turtle fun, Sally. 😀
Aw, that was beautiful, Sally! I loved it!
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
Thank you!
Great poem 🙂 I like the shell brought into it.
Good advice and the turtle is a living example of it. Philosophers have been using turtles as examples in their parables for a long time.
I’m with the turtle…I wish I had a shell to crawl into as well! 💞💞💞