Pet Peeve
My children’s new pet terrapin
retreats into his lair again,
anxious to don his disguise
away from queues of curious eyes.
No password does their pet provide
allowing them to see inside
the house he carries on his back,
and so they do not have the knack
to see what all he keeps in there
within his snuggly turtle lair.
He takes in neither guests nor renters.
Not one smarmy salesman enters.
Thus he’s reached the pinnacle
of being curt and cynical,
for we all know very well,
you can’t live life within a shell.
Perhaps we’ll take the turtle back
to trade for pet with purr or quack
that we can walk around the block,
or one that we can teach to talk—
a parrot or a tiny pup,
who when food spills, will lick it up,
who does not own his own chalet
and so is always up for play!
We’ll never again have to stare
into a turtle’s private lair.
We’ve learned our lesson very well.
Eschew the pet who wears a shell.
Prompts today are smarmy, pinnacle, terrapin, queue and password.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Judy,
You have a great sense of humor to go along with the wonderful way with words.
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Thanks, Regina. I owe it all to my folks who were good role models.
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Noah would be proud of your menagerie Judy.
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Yes but would he approve of having three of one species?
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Great~! This one would be just right for your next Kid’s Book~! It says a lot in just the right way for a kid to understand too.
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Thanks, Sam. I’ll check it out. I still don’t have the one I finished 4 years ago published. I’m horrible at tying up loose ends.
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Very amusing.
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