Tim E. Turtle and the Spidey Hole Adventure (for Willoree)

Nasturtium mavis rockmommaoff,

Listless favoriteum magnitudious.

or:

Better one whipporwill in nest, 

than ten whipporwont's.

From "The Terra Pin Chronicles"©

This is a good, good story about my new friend Tom Tom.

by Tim E. Turtle, Esq.

"My good, good story it goes like this - I make a good, good poem.

I went to see my friend Tom Tom. I went to see his home.

Hey, that's a good rhyme!"

"I knocked and knocked, but body home? I push open the door."

I yelled: "Tom Tom!", but I didn't heard nothing. But I went in anyway.

"Wait, that not rhymes."

"What do you think rhymes with door?"

"Tom Tom had lots good food to eat, but I couldn't never dare -

do I look like that girl Goldilocks, or even Mr. Bear?

That's a good, good Turtle joke, I think, though it is kind of lowly.

But since your Human, I'll be nice and tell it real, real slowly."

"I remembered Tom Tom liked his Spidey Hole.

So I went down and down the stairs. 

And Ow! Good thing that I can roll!"

"But where was Tom Tom?" No where he seen,

So I climbed his desk, and went computer-ing.

Just wanted to help, though I felt like a louse.

He used a keypad, but I used a mouse.

"Tom Tom paints lots of pictures, you see. 

Though some of his stuff is sure strange to me!

Don't mean to sound neg-ative, I'm a big fan - 

But I think I do better, by wiggling in sand."

"Thought I'd give it a try, though I knew that I shouldn't,

then I knew I should stop, but somehow I just couldn't!"

(If you've ever found yourself in these kind of scenes -

you already know what this Turtle means.)

"I heard a great clomping, Tom runs, he's not lazy. And 

when he saw what I'd done, he looked kind of crazy!"

(I drew me a picture of his funny look. 

And signed it and had it put into this book.)

"He gave me a look that he calls 'The Snake Eyes'.

He tried to look tough, though it weren't no surprise -

when he started to laugh, and I joined in.

He cracks my shell, that's why he my friend."

Tom Tom exclaimed, "E.'s no great big, deal -

but I'll say this just once, and I mean it for real.

Next time you come calling to my special place, 

(and I don't mind telling you straight to your face)

I'd like it a lot if we both work together,

talking makes collab-oration much better!"

"That Tom Tom is funny, he's my special friend.

I think I shall come back and see him again!"

The end. Thank 

you.

Love, Tim E. Turtle

From the "Little Empathinc. Reader" Collection ©