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Turtle Poems - Poems about Turtle

Turtle Poems - Examples of all types of poems about turtle to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for turtle.
Premium Member Rock Art Carvings
... giants and monsters walking the Earth in rock art dogs jaguars turtle frogs and probably a butte......Read the rest...
Categories: turtle, history,
Form: Other



Premium Member Cold Porridge
...Patrick, Pearl and Phillip were fond siblings, in halcyon days of fairy tales; Long beloved of Mother and Father, like beloved ballads of all nightingales. Father was a successful tailor,......Read the rest...
Categories: turtle, adventure, family, fantasy, food,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Awakening to the Red Road: An Ecopoetic Odyssey 'Part 3 of 6'
...III. Ecological Awareness In this fragile eggshell I will call life for security's a mirage I chase. Existence is a gamble I take a wild and desperate gamble......Read the rest...
Categories: turtle, earth, environment, nature, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Tsunami
... Tsunami Clinging to a tree, my might is numb, Teeth chattering, soaked in seaweed I succumb to the shores of doom, the tides violent surge Adrift and marooned all owed to a sudden urge After......Read the rest...
Categories: turtle, natural disasters, travel,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member May Be From Outer Space
... Did you ever see a cow with a green eyebrow Wow! Hope you sought some help Did you ever see a llama, wearing pink pyjamas Something more serious has developed Did you ever see a fly ......Read the rest...
Categories: turtle, space,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member wolf and deer are my constants
...Two solid spirit animals I have are the wolf and the deer. They get along well, apparently, for they are my constants. Wolf uplifts my confidence, assuring me I am right. Deer helps me to remain h......Read the rest...
Categories: turtle, animal,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Maybe
...Making him your one and only After his unfilled promises. Yanking out those treasures of love Brought out from closet cornices, Even though he's your turtle dove.......Read the rest...
Categories: turtle, betrayal, love,
Form: Acrostic
Lyrical Journey of a Lover through Taiwan-I
...If you are the vast, ever-changing ocean, I will be the sturdy mountain, holding you close, Embracing your gentle morning waves with care, And welcome your crashing tidal surges in the evening wi......Read the rest...
Categories: turtle, love, travel,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Let Me Go
... I hugged her lightly. Never having a sister before, I was scared I’d break her. Turtle, the best name I decided. A shelter from harm always near her. She grew to be my best friend, ......Read the rest...
Categories: turtle, death, emotions, heartbroken, sister,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member An Ode to an Amphibian
...You don’t have to pitch a tent Nor build a house to stay When thousands of us wander desperate Without a home or place to rest, You own a house with a magic door, That opens at will ......Read the rest...
Categories: turtle, animal, home, sea,
Form: Ode
First Day
...I wonder who’s in charge of our section. The anxiety about who will lead me, brings on a cold sweat. Her sweater is tight. I turtle-neck, over my sanitized cubical. Small breasts, tiny and ......Read the rest...
Categories: turtle, poetry,
Form: Free verse
My World, my life
...My life is like a lotus blossom, blooms in adversity Lived in hell for many generations...walked as a sojourner Prayed for peace and love...still waiting on the Lord Be patient goo......Read the rest...
Categories: turtle, 6th grade, absence, abuse,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Black And White
... Angels and brides do come in white. All things beautiful, light and bright. Demons and witches prefer black, evil ways and means to attack. White, pure, inspiring, eternal love, gift ......Read the rest...
Categories: turtle, color, dark, extended metaphor,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Crystal Shell
...on the eve of spring turtle peeks out from under winter's crystal shell......Read the rest...
Categories: turtle, spring,
Form: Haiku
Happy just as I am
...Pleased playing flute upon a riverbank, He hardly saw the king's man approaching, E’en closer as he came to show his rank: I’m here with a message, a note from king. Among fortunate few ye ......Read the rest...
Categories: turtle, happiness, power,
Form: Narrative

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