View of a Tortoise

I didn’t expect a planet untethered
but there it was, atilt, oscillating
wildly, primordial against
the vivid-green inflorescence
completely out of time…
Unnerved, I grasped the carapace
smooth and dense, gently
turning, I glanced his hoary
face, as if just exhumed
I quickly placed him down
gravity resumed….