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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PAINTED TURTLE, by HELEN FIELD WATSON
First Line: I lie here idle on a log
Last Line: Forgets to envy anyone.
Subject(s): Summer
First Line: I lie here idle on a log
Last Line: Forgets to envy anyone.
Subject(s): Summer
I lie here idle on a log,
The sun above, the pool below,
The breeze a fan, the lily pads
A stage all tiny play-folks know.
Unwary insects near my place
Save me the bother of a chase.
My swimming pool is close at hand,
A shower, when a frog leaps in.
For parasol I have my shell—
The pride of every terrapin.
The idler in a summer sun
Forgets to envy anyone.
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