Tortoise Shell

Heed my words and how I tell The fabled story tortoise shell Living on his waterside Whereby safely he would hide One day drought befell the land Where was water thence was sand Took a trip For a sip Where will I look? How will I know? Why do I walk? What does it grow? Where will I look? How will I know? Why do I walk? What does it grow? Tortoise told the setting sun I don't fear you I am done Moon, she bore him on her wing Turned his shell into a spring Traveler comes and traveler goes Sharing with his wandering woes Take a sip For a trip Life My self is eclipsed A longing desire A deepest abyss Death My final eclipse A purified fire A deepest abyss