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Dori Hoch:
Tiny Treasure, a Poem
copyright 2011
Tiny Treasure
Sandy hatchling, so small, yet so determined,
is called by the moonlight
to scurry with synchronized strokes
toward the commanding siren of the sea.
Left flipper, right flipper, left flipper, right flipper
This new creature pauses,
gathering strength
for its tremendous trek
from hatching to first wave.
Left flipper, right flipper, left flipper, right flipper
Drawn like a magnet
into the forceful mouth
of thirsty waves,
that push and pull against its olive shell.
WHOOSHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
The fledgling disappears
into the foamy froth of sea,
tumbling into this watery world.
In a moment, it surfaces, gliding with ease
atop its newly found home.
A turtle is birthed.
Sandy hatchling, so small, yet so determined,
is called by the moonlight
to scurry with synchronized strokes
toward the commanding siren of the sea.
Left flipper, right flipper, left flipper, right flipper
This new creature pauses,
gathering strength
for its tremendous trek
from hatching to first wave.
Left flipper, right flipper, left flipper, right flipper
Drawn like a magnet
into the forceful mouth
of thirsty waves,
that push and pull against its olive shell.
WHOOSHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
The fledgling disappears
into the foamy froth of sea,
tumbling into this watery world.
In a moment, it surfaces, gliding with ease
atop its newly found home.
A turtle is birthed.
Biographical Note: Dori Hoch was born and raised in
Pennsylvania and worked for over thirty years as an elementary teacher and
reading specialist. She is married to an
extremely patient man and has two grown children, two adorable granddaughters, and
an unaffectionate cat that was left behind when her daughter flew the coup. She caught the writing bug while enrolled in
the Writing Institute of the West Chester Writing Project in 1998. She is the author of Simply Schooled in One
Room Style, an expository piece about her visit to a rural one room school
which appeared in Berks County Living in 2004.
She belongs to two writers’ group and enjoys writing stories about her
family, her insights, and travels. One of Dori’s goals is to get her historical
fiction story about a student’s experiences in a one room school Pearl of
Richmond School published. See Author Index Prose A-K to find more of Dori's work.
