A Day in the Life of a Turtle

A Day in the Life of a Turtle

A Poem by MOMandWIFEistheLIFE
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My oldest daughter absolutely loves this poem. She giggles when I come to the parts of the turtle's dilemmas and say "Thud!" I was inspired by my husband who has a hilarious habit of imitating that crazy vulture from the Bugs Bunny cartoons: &qu

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A TURTLE

 

Ah, loop a doop a doop,

here I am,

peeking my head out,

then hiding it again.

 

Ah, loop a doop a doop,

in my shell;

if you asked,

I’d say it’s pretty swell.

 

Ah, loop a doop a doop,

I walk slow,

but it doesn’t matter;

I have no place to go.

 

Ah, loop a doop a doop,

just walking along.

Carrying my home, and

singing my song.

 

Oooh, look at the tires on that…thud, whoa, whoa, thud!

 

Ah, loop a doop a doop,

I’m on the ground,

flat on my back, and

trying to flip around.

 

Ah, loop a doop a doop,

here I lie,

looking at the sun,

and clouds up in the sky.

 

Ah, loop a doop a doop,

what do I hear?

Oh, my word,

sounds like rain is near.

 

Ah, loop a doop a doop,

what is that I see?

Looks like a wave

coming right for me.

 

Tuck it in!...splash! Whoa, whoa, splash!

 

Ah, loop a doop a doop,

here I float.

My shell is both my home,

and now it is a boat.

 

Ah, loop a doop a doop,

this is the life.

Being a turtle

keeps you out of strife.

 

Ah, loop a doop a doop,

that little girl was sweet.

To turn this old turtle

right back on his feet.

 

Ah, loop a doop a doop,

here ends my song.

I’ll just continue

crawling right along.

 

 

© 2008 MOMandWIFEistheLIFE


Author's Note

MOMandWIFEistheLIFE
I love this poem. It makes me laugh each time I read it. I've always had a gift of writing poetry and have always loved it. One of my favorite poems is "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe. (My husband's middle name is Allen.) LOL

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This is wonderful. I can visualise it as a child's book, one stanza to a page, bright green and yellow pictures of the turtle... Excellent, great piece of writing, thanks for sharing and good luck with the 'Perspective Writing' contest.

Posted 15 Years Ago



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MOMandWIFEistheLIFE
MOMandWIFEistheLIFE

Saginaw, MI



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My name's Arica and I'm married to the most wonderful man in the world, Rob. We have 2 gorgeous little girls who are 6 and 7. We live in Saginaw, MI. I'm a stay-at-home mom, housewife, songwriter, and.. more..

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