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Himself
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 10:57 pm
by Fay Slimm
There he floats on top of flat ocean
wrapped in himself.
The gull, to exclusion of everything else
lives in a world
of liquid refreshment then screeching
his own opinion of
what constitutes singing perfection.
Shouldering forward he wings
away filling the air
with his seabird presence, lands sedately
on clifftop seclusion
to embellish a nest and preen his quills
with skillful confidence
before looking for fresh mischief-ways.
Clever that pristine grey-feathered
thief of all things edible
so I warily cover my cheese and bread.
Re: Himself
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 9:29 pm
by Stella
A seagull once took a sandwich clean out of my hands when i was on a ferry; you describe this cheeky little fellow perfectly Fay..
Re: Himself
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 5:11 pm
by Sandra Martyres
Such a delightful read...I too have witnessed the greed and boldness of sea-gulls during a trip through the fjords in Norway...
Re: Himself
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 11:10 pm
by Cindy
I love the ending of this lovely poem. Gulls can be regular little thieves. Made me smile.
Re: Himself
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 9:04 am
by ken.brandli
You haven't lived until a Kookaburra has swooped down and taken a hot sausage off your barbecue! Makes seagulls look like amateurs. LOL (True story). Back to the poem. I love the way you have captured the character of the seagull. They seem like cheeky extroverts. I have never met a quiet, polite one! Good work.
Re: Himself
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 3:27 pm
by Joseph Anderson
Those greedy gulls have followed me even in the inland northern great lakes of America.You better cover that cheese and bread. A True and
e joyable write-done so well
Re: Himself
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 10:29 pm
by antoine
You nailed the cheeky nature of nature's cheekiest chappies in this write Fay. I loved the humour throughout and the wry observation yuo made too. I liked this...
anto
this guy is the cheekiest of them all though - wee Sammy takes the biscuit - I mean the Doritos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqy9hxhUxK0