The Turtle Pocket

by Hayden Cribben aged 11

I will put in my pocket
A snowball fight with my dog
Water from an undiscovered country
The tip of a finger touching a snowflake

I will put in my pocket
Three dark secrets written in hieroglyphics
And the first noise for a new born puppy
A static spark from a witch’s fingers

I will put in my pocket
Two spiteful wishes spoken in Spanish
And the first step for a producer
And the last word for a British soldier

I will keep in my pocket
An elegant and beautiful sun
And an evil disgusting moon
A fighter pilot in a Taxi
And a Taxi driver in a blitz crusader

My pocket is fashioned with
Summoning silk
With shadows on the floor and light on the ceiling
Its hinges are filled with all the happiness of the world

I will hide in my pocket
Viciousness to animals
And I will wash away all of the extinction threats to animals

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