One sunny day
when I was little
My mother came home with a baby turtle
First she made me close my eyes
"Don't peek!",she said, "I have a surprise!"
In my hand
She placed the present she bought
A friend at last, my turtle Scott
I played all day and sometime around dawn
I placed my dear Scott on our front lawn
but then I forgot...
Where did he go, Mommy? Where’s my turtle Scott?
One days not enough, with tears I fought
Days gone by, weeks and months
I searched our yard for my turtle Scott
but then I forgot...
Copyright October 2006
Kimmy Van Kooten
original photograph of "My Turtle Scott"
taken by Kimmy Van Kooten
the day Jeremiah lost him! August 1987
Love,
CJ
Love,
Dove