"Tell me, what's the biggest piece

of advice you can give,

on the way of things,

on the way I should live?"

Said the sprat to the turtle.

The turtle paused for a moment

in deep thought.

Then gave the answer

that the young sprat sought.

"Nothing is forever.

That is the way of the world."

Then he swam away, towards the reef.

"Too true." thought the sprat

in utter relief

that the question had an answer.

He swam North and turned into

a fish.