Turtle’s Back

Curiosity has me as my fingers curl around the soft rounded edge at the end of the world   Pulling myself forward on my belly much like a kid spying on their parents   I look down to the black stars lean further and see…

Hour 6 text prompt – Over the edge, over again

I had a dream of A’Tuin The great turtle flying through space I peered over the edge and over again, The underside of the disc Expecting desolation A smooth platform to ease the labors Of four colossal elephants spinning Our great disc Instead it was…

Joshua Laid an Egg

(hour 15) By Sandy Lender   When they’re the size of a quarter You can’t sex turtles So she’s been named Josh all her life That’s thirty-two years now Some of them better than others Thanks to my financial highs and lows And my understanding…