The Seagull

Free form or maybe...free verse?

 

 

 

 

The Seagull

 

 

I was sitting by the shore,

silently watching a seagull

Carefully she prepared for flight.

She ruffled her feathers,

then stretched her wings.

Suddenly she freed herself from earth's cage,

soaring on unseen currents.

Her shadow floated gracefully over a

blue-green sea, darting amongst the waves.

So very small I feel.

Here is the ocean,

the sky,

and me,

A speck upon earth's surface,

a dot in the universe,

a grain of sand in the sea.

All in a moment of time.

Reviews

[Anthony Thomas]

Very powerful. I love the imagery and metaphor of the seagull. I'm a beachy person so I always appreciate such things. The overall meaning of the poem is so profound and I love how you expressed it using something in nature.

It got me thinking of that picture that shows our planet from space. Against the vastness of space we are but a pale blue dot.

[Tina Kline]

I love this poem about a seagull. Just in of itself it creates
a beautiful picture of being at the beach. I like being at the beach
and watching the seagulls and hearing their voices. The meaing behind the poem
comes across very powerfully as well. Wonderful poem!

Tina