by Jerome Betts

“King Charles paid tribute to America’s special relationship with the UK by giving him the bell from HMS Trump, a WWII submarine which served in the Pacific.”
—Metro

Part of a sub, its life long done,
Arrived one day in Washington.

This naval present from King C.
Was meant to butter up Prez T.,
For though of no outstanding fame,
The boat had shared his comic name.

Or was it, as some wits impute,
A clever way to “bell the coot”?