Verses and poems
By Stella M. Turk MBE
I am delighted, and honored, that our renowned wildlife expert, friend and closet poet, Stella Turk, has given me permission to publish some of her poetry on my web site.
Here is a small selection - I have some more and I will try to put them on as soon as I can.
Lots of people have contacted me to say how much they have enjoyed them.
Impossible targets -
The stark reality
(A pessimistic view)
Ode to the Helford River and its caring body, the HVMCA
Sorting shells on the sea-shore
The families of European land slugs or Three ways to reduce your calcium dependence
Unequal gazing
An ode to the female ‘Daddy Longlegs Spider’
Walking the plank to extinction
From the dumb to the talkative
The Startle time of hermit crabs
Pollicipes pollicipes - Gooseneck Barnacle
Its doggerel verse: a poetic denia
The Nightingale sang (too loudly) in Berkley Square
Heavenly Bodies and Shooting Stars
My Wailing Song, Eleven dolphin, years
Life on the Ocean Wave: going nowhere in particula
The Untouchable (or pooper-scooper) WoodlouseGolden Wonder and Topless Beauty