I went for a walk today
and saw a medium size turtle;
it was coming out of the bushes
and wanted to cross the street.
I stopped to greet it,
to admire its gorgeousness,
its brown shell with yellow circles,
its extended neck, yellow color lines
dazzling to my sight.
“Be careful with the cars
as you cross the street”, I said.
I continued my walk not to startle it,
then I thought for a moment:
I love to walk and see the unexpected,
never knowing with certainty or beforehand what I might find in the journey, I imagine the turtle was thinking the same thing, so like me, it decided go for a walk to encounter life.
I was a giant in the eyes of this beautiful turtle; it got startled when it saw me; when I saw its beauty and fragile form wanting to explore and to cross the street, then it occurred to me that at the end things can be seeing from many different points of view.
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Author:
rrodriguez (
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- Comment from author about the poem: This was originally written in Spanish by a good friend of mine. I translated the text and gave it a poetic form. Enjoy! Comments welcome.
- Category: Reflection
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I have rescued many turtles that way but to your point as we go through life we have unexpected encounters and problems , some huge and some deadly.
Yes, my friend! Thank you.
Yes. Very nice story about the wonders of the outdoors.
great work on the mystery and joy of life. A joyful read my friend.ww
I live on a farm, and love walking through the fields or in the woods, I never know what I will see.
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