(prompt: 'seal' Feb 12, 2021)

I oft-times wonder,

if you know?

The Navy SEALs (special ops Sea and Land Teams)

above and in the oceans,

have mammal brothers wallowing below?

Pinnipeds, those downunder seals are called.

I wonder, too,

did you know?

once upon a lifetime ago,

men shook hands to seal their deals.

A promise more binding

to honourable men

than all the paperwork any legal eagle

could devise...

or all the tea in China, either.

And little ladies,

and lovers too,

closed their envelopes and wrote,

S.W.A.L.K - I.T.A.L.Y

Sealed With A Loving Kiss -

I'll Truly Always Love You.

I wonder,

did you?

© 2021 Christine Larsen