errant gull

D.A. Frater, MD

the sun is once again behind me and I

have come a long way to see you as I

thought I had once before and again the

day is ending with you hidden from my

sight

standing by the sea wall arms elbows

tucked in tightly scanning the

brightening waves the light ready to

depart lifts from the ground around me

and cuts slowly through the

trees behind before it catches the taller

waves the further breaches warm breaks in

the gray as your dancing brethren wheel

like golden kites hoping to hide you from

my sweeping gaze

I took comfort once in believing that I

had actually seen you the telltale dark

along your back your buoyant flight just

waiting to be convinced by the pureness

of light shining through

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