This poem is an entry for the Runaway Rhymes: Break the wave 
. The poem is written to extol the values of one of the world oldest and cockiest creatures.
Slow and steady wins the race
Smart and cunning leads the chase
The wrinkled face have seen the most
Of what happens to those who boast
His gait like that of a prince
He walks through anyone province
He gives off airs of confidence
Got a rock-hard shell in his defence
The slowest, the boldest
The cockiest, the oldest
He could live for a millennium
All he needs is a little calcium
And for all that is said and done
With no intent whatsoever for pun.
This is a short tale of the mischievous
And wise old tortoise
Who breaks the wave
And is the rave.
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