Turtle



Turtle
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,
Some people see the turtle as a beautiful creature.
The turtle, a survivor, is one of the oldest know creature  that has been around  for  a million years.
They come in many sizes and colors, but they are all the same a turtle.
It might be slow but it doesn't rush into things and make mistakes.
 It has a long longevity  and enjoys  life for many years.

Their own survival is built into them.
They carry their home with him so they are protected at all times.
They play peek a boo from out of his window when he doesn't want to be seen
The shell is developed from their ribs and acts as a shield like Adam & Eve.
In some, temperature determines if the egg will break into a male or female.
That would be nice if we could manage the same.
Sea turtles have special glands which help remove salt from the water they drink.
Some are rare and endangered.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, that is why some people even wear them as tattoos
By eve roper 10/15/2014
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Submitted on January 28, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBCAXC XXXXXXXX XB
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 991
Words 194
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 7, 8, 2

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