Seahorse

Little horse

With that question mark

Tail...

Always a million enquiries  

Of the sea

You seem to say…

Little life

So darling

And my question

How?

How so small

But oh so tall

In wonder.

Not the tallest

On earth

Not the fastest

But you’re our

King Arthur

Or

Nicla Byrnes
Seahorse 2019 

Joan of Arc

In armour

Through the reefs 

With coral turrets

And a forest of

Mangroves.

Chameleon eyed

Fighter

But soft

In your

Predawn dance

Of courtly grace

Yet funky

Boppers -

Lil’

up and down

strutters,

Lucky charmed

Dragon-

Sweethearts

Of the ocean wild

Loyal guardian

And 

Beautiful

Mystery.