"Turtle Lover"

Turtle Lover

Wm. McKinley

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Here lies a turtle lover

He helped us cross the road

He stopped amidst the traffic

To help us with our load

He carried us to safety

At risk of life and limb

We've come to mourn his passing

And sing our praise of him

For if more men were like him

The world would thus be blessed

For he who loved the turtles

Is better than the rest

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- my brother stopped amidst heavy traffic on the freeway to help a turtle across the road - told him it was nice of him but he could have been killed - so I had to write him this and sent this little drawing to him too -