Stella Maris Seabirds
awake at dark
to greet the morning
seagulls and I
silence of dawn
east over the deep
we wait for sunrise
gulls flap at sun call
flit back and forth
skim the waves
yo-yos in the sky
wings skip the edges of swells
and dive for breakfast
nacreous sea reflects
pearlescent sky
mirrors of day
sky ripens red to pink
sea echoes pearl
singing the light
gulls ski the surf
drop in surging rollers
corks bob and float
quiet wait
for sun under water
to break free
plovers skitter
run into surf and fish
new waves push them back
birds run in and out
pan the shoreline
wet sand glistens
red orb swims water
mounts the sky
we watch
and catch a silver ribbon
cast from sea to shore
to Stella Maris
http://www.leaves-of-ink.com/search/label/Ingrid%20Bruck
Date Published: July 30, 2017