Th Seafaring Gull

The Seafaring Gull

O' Seafaring Gull how dost thou be

That sitteth so still while winds gale thee

Thy feathered wings curl back in sweep

while waves draw near yet doth not reach

Thy bent back knee and web lined toes

hold fast upon the sands below

While searching fast a morsel there

with teams of gulls who seem to care

Who sit above the ripping tide

and squeal the song of oceanside

Where n'er one captures fleeting glide

of seamless work of endless flight

Upon the shifting winds doth fly

while penetrating dateless sky

and swooping near the sand filled shore

the sunbathed ones who bake their core

The active souls that there thus play

and walk upon the daunting sway

that perforates the ocean's crest

avoiding place for thou to rest

For beachballs thrown and caught by these

the skin clad ones who mop with ease

their bodies with their sunscreen tans

and liquid balms for wrinkled hands

While boats below wave runners play

colored umbrellas and tents displayed

where footprints mark the trails they lead

of pecking ground beneath thy feet

And floating donuts grace the sea

upholding flesh of burnt beings

who care not for thy nesting place

the place of ocean be thy space

Thy twig like legs supporting thee

and scurry those that close near thee

be creatures fat both large and small

who's dining there nor stop at all

While copters fly their patron's glee

thou thus avoid their passioned plea

and parachutes sail high above

the path of thine availing love

And machine winged birds with banners high

thus over-sail thy blue-stained sky

soliciting the patrons funds

and make thy course avoided run

While billowed clouds both grey and white

both blanket sparse the sun-filled sky

in groups of “v” thy patterned form

and background flags be thus the norm

Old glory sets thy background there

while thou thus soar within the air

and come to rest without a sail

and pull within divided tail

Thou thus my favored of all winged fowl

and bring my soul to purposed vow

that I may rest from labors known

and follow paths that thou hast flown