Tortise poem by Iris Carden You’re eighty years old and still just middle aged, you must have seen so much, across the world’s stage. Now you are so big most predators won’t see you as food, Life should be so easy, and everything so good. But humans are strange predators, size no discouragement. Sailors stopping…… Continue reading Tortoise
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She Said, He Said
She Said, He Said short story by Iris Carden Her story: Today I saw a side of Bill I never expected to see. I saw him afraid, but I also saw him deal with fear by lashing out. To explain what happened, I need to go back a couple of weeks. I was loading the…… Continue reading She Said, He Said
Happy and Free
Happy and Free poem by Iris Carden Wanda the whale wandered the sea. A whale’s life is happy and free. Wanda would swim Wanda would sing She had no care about anything. A gigantic beast, smaller beasts on board, followed her a while, and made her scared. The beast was so loud, she was disturbed,…… Continue reading Happy and Free
Turtle Song
Turtle Song poem by Iris Carden You’ve swum the ocean currents for sixty years or more. Have you felt the oceans changing: a bit warmer more than before? On your way to lay your eggs, back on your familiar beach, did you see the difference? Did you see the coral bleach? Did you see the…… Continue reading Turtle Song
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