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NaPoRhyMo Contest Entry #25

A chapter in the book Everyday Miracles

At a Snail's Pace

by DeboraDyess

 
 
I'm talking to a snail right now
and so my speech I must slow down.
"Heeeellllloooo, my snail friend, can you talk?
I will not interrupt your walk.

"But there are things I'd like to know
like why your family moves so slow.
And must you always leave your slime?
I see its traces all the time!

"Do you like butterflies and bees?
And can you climb? Do you like trees?
Are you a grape or orange fan?
A fan of apples, like I am?

"Do snails eat bugs, or bugs eat snails,
and can I maybe see your tail?"
I waited for the snail to speak
but in my waiting, fell asleep!

When I awoke the snail was gone.
It made me wonder, Do snails yawn?
 
I guess that's where my snail tale ends
but I am sure we're still best friends.




While visiting my kids last week, we found snails on the back patio. My grandchild was amazed. I wondered what she'd say to them if she had more words in her little vocabulary. She doesn't, of course, so I asked them for her!
Hope you at least grinned, if not giggled. And I hope you remember what it was like to have a curiosity bigger than your whole body!
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