Sunday Poetry

From philjohn.com - poems

THE SEA
Elements Of Life


XVII. SHARKY & STINGING RAY




taaa-da
taaa-da
taa-da
taa-da
ta-da
ta-da
tadatadatadatada -
no, seriously now
is not there
a certain sense of apprehension
at the sight
of a predator
so ancient
and a feeling of awe
at a fossil
swimming nearby
having achieved
utter elegance
whilst the thought of a mammal
must have felt like
a joke?