Margarita Engle, California
Eggs of the sea turtle
are male in cool years,
female in warm—
no sex chromosomes
to keep a balance
as heated oceans fill
with wandering spinsters
searching
for mates.
Copyright © 2013 Margarita Engle
Margarita Engle, California
Eggs of the sea turtle
are male in cool years,
female in warm—
no sex chromosomes
to keep a balance
as heated oceans fill
with wandering spinsters
searching
for mates.
Copyright © 2013 Margarita Engle