Missed Connections in Asheville, NC
I Saw A Turtle While Mowing
Turtle & Balloon by Danger Pup
and luckily i didn’t mow her ass.
the front wheels missed her.
the back wheels missed her.
the mower missed her.
the tail wheel missed her.
she just sat there as it all went by.
i saw her on the second pass around
and stopped.
i picked her up
and moved her
to the safety of the woods.
as i held her in my hand,
i looked her in the eye
and thought of you.
it was not so much a way to get to know someone at all.
it was, i suppose, a way to get to know
all that was needed. right?
i hope you are somewhere safe
and are happy and well.
toto, too.
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Her Two Cents on I Saw A Turtle While Mowing
What captured my attention about this message was not only the image of a turtle and its interaction with the writer but the emotional response it elicited, “it was not so much a way to get to know someone at all. it was, i suppose, a way to get to know all that was needed.” Thoughtful? Certainly. Cognizant of the mysterious (and sometimes painful) workings of the Universe? Absolutely. All involved have survived, are alive, and doing fine.
Gentle Readers: The Asheville poet’s encounter with a turtle stirred up a myriad of thoughts and emotions about a prior relationship. Are their certain things that remind you of people from your past? A certain song, movie, creature…
