Friday, January 3, 2003

The Turtle Comments

Rating: ★3.2

The turtle lives 'twixt plated decks
Which practically conceal its sex.
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Ogden Nash
Sex
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Brendan 28 July 2019

You stab poetry in the heart by having it read by a lifeless robot.

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Daniel Sebold 13 September 2016

I love this poem. It is so cute and clever because of its alliteration and rhyme. How did he do that?

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Al Kholos 21 September 2021

Nash was an unparalleled genius. He was the Jimi Hendrix of poets. We mortals were fortunate to have him to read and enjoy.

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New York / United States
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