HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED INTO A SEAGULL’S EYE ?

 

Have you ever looked into

a seagull’s eye and thought,

what do you think,

what do you see?

As candy floss clouds

waft silent and free

 

The tide laps the hulls of the

 loose tethered boats,

a soft, restful sound

at the end of the ropes.

 

Creels brightly coloured

form places to hide

for sparrows and wagtails

while herring gulls glide,

 

teaching grey youngsters

to fly and to feed,

it’s time to break free,

but the babies still plead,

 

“come back mum to the quayside”

we don’t want to go,

we’ll just sit here whistling,

til you tell us no.

 

She’s back with a fish

that she wants for herself,

but the youngsters scream loudly

and grab it with stealth.

 

Poor worn out mother,

breaks free to the sky,

have you ever looked

into a seagull’s eye?

 

 

 

 

 

Patsy Goodsir ©    28. 07.17