Falling Into A Deep Sleep
Some seals
snooze in the sea,
slowly sinking.
Holding their breath
for half an hour,
rarely blinking.
Down and down,
below the sharks
still feeding.
Falling asleep,
are elephant seals
deep-dreaming?
snooze in the sea,
slowly sinking.
Holding their breath
for half an hour,
rarely blinking.
Down and down,
below the sharks
still feeding.
Falling asleep,
are elephant seals
deep-dreaming?
This poem is copyright (©) Celia Berrell 2025
About the Writer
Celia Berrell
Celia’s Science Rhymes regularly feature in Australia’s CSIRO children’s science magazine Double Helix and on Australian Children’s Poetry. Some of her poems have been published in school textbooks and anthologies around the world. The Science Rhymes website encourages children to share their poetic passions about science and nature by publishing their poems for Science Week each August on the Science Rhymes blog.
