TORTOISE and EAGLE
TORTOISE luxuriated like only tortoises could
Sunbathing lazily between the seabirds stood
Yawned and declared If only I could fly
I’d feel the sun like Icarus up high
I’ll give all the treasures for anyone to try
Oh I, said EAGLE, I’ll take you to the sky
And up they went, up up up and again
Just below the clouds EAGLE let go
And down crashed TORTOISE in shattering pain
Oh, lamented poor TORTOISE, oh dear and oh no.
Amorals
