Baby Seals (with a kiss)

Thanks, pia. It may be a bit too sentimental but I thought of it as a Christmas/Seasonal poem. Certainly, long live Bardot the actress/sex symbol and animal rights activist. Shes been accused of holding alot of far right, nationalist views and of homophobia but I don't know to what degree those accusations are true. It would be pity if they were. Baby seals need to be cuddled. I'm all for cuddling baby seals and rubbing their little baby noses. A living baby seal is infinitely more beautiful than any fur coat could ever be.

Personally, I think that being chummy with an animal is more likely to teach it that not all humans are vicious bastards and when it does encounter vicious humans it will still have the memory of kindness. I also think that trust can be as essential for survival as suspicion. Sometimes trusting is the right thing. It's like a child who grows up only knowing cruelty and abuse; they get the idea that cruelty is the norm and that the world is just a dark, miserable place. Show them some kindness and they'll have a more positive view of life and may even do kindness to others rather than just becoming another dog in a dog eat dog world. But I'm very glad that you liked my poem and I agree that Foxes are beautiful. Thankyou very much Archie.