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PoemFalcon69 Feb 2015
A Turtle,
So Green Was He,
But Also Blue,
Turquoise.

A Turtle,
So Nice Was He,
But Also Mean,
Turquoise.

A Turtle,
So Human Was He,
But Also A Prisoner,
Turquoise.

A Turtle,
So Free Was He,
But Also A Shell,
Turquoise.

Tantara.
(The Turtle... You Are)
Two nights running this
Stormlight has warned me
Out on the flagstaff
The pennant is torn and
I hear your threat
Ruffle over the water
Chilled menace
A cold tantara
My sword was never sheathed
Though I am old and tired
In stillness I wait by
A dying fire
The rising storm deprives me of sleep
And out there a wolf is eyeing the sheep
Storm closes in
Sparks flare in the hearth
I close my eyes and
Probe into your heart
Know this -
I was warned years before
I became tired and old
I do not fear your darkness
And in its path the sigil holds.

— The End —