Sunday, 19 July 2015

The Baby Gull

I spied you near the waters' edge
just after the rain ceased

   On tawny stilts
    with webbed feet

         Crunching shards of mussel underneath

I watched you flaunt your mottled down
soft hues amidst the steely grey

    You paced the dust
     with gall and brass

          And whistled softly as you flew away


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