Timeless
there’s this homeless
tortoise
in Massachusetts
whose owner sadly died of the virus
and immediately after reading the story
I emailed the shelter
to inquire about the 53-year-old hard shell
named Ms. Jennifer
and as figured they don’t do out-of-state adoptions
for tortoises
so far, there’s been an overwhelming interest in the old gal
so, she’s bound to find a good home somewhere soon
my life-long love for turtles
probably stems from the storybook tale
of The Tortoise and the Hare
with its timeless teaching
“slow and steady wins the race …”
TL