Snapping Turtle Summer
The snapping turtle was on the path again today
Head turned toward the morning sun
Minding its own snapping turtle business
Thinking snapping turtle thoughts
Did it know I was afraid of its snap? Did it care?
Was it afraid of me, giant creature walking quickly?
Snapping Turtle turned its head and looked at me
I looked at it
Into each others’ eyes we gazed
Just a moment or two
It nodded and slow walked into the grass
I moved on
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love the repetition of “snapping” in stanza 1, the use of “snap” in stanza 2, beginning with the prepositional phrase in the line “Into each others’ eyes we gazed”
I’m fascinated by turtles but do give them a wide berth.
Enjoyed your poems this month, Louise!