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Turtles at Bluebonnet Swamp
I have captured these same turtles many times
Taking them into my camera,
Spilling them upon my computer screen
Putting them into their own little files and
folders.
These are red-eared sliders,
Common and popular.
Many of their breed reside in jars
Kept in the schoolrooms of the world.
These, my friends and subjects, are here on
Fridays,
Swimming cautiously in their pond
Showing no sign of rhythm, plan, or scheme,
Climbing upon their pond log,
Moving ever so slowly deliberating every step,
Not trusting the log, not trusting their own
curious feet.
They have little to fear.
They have their log and their bank.
In the murky pond water their great jaws
Can close upon minnows and weeds.
At night
Resting, waiting to be recaptured once again.
--March 16, 2013
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