“In a world older and more complex than ours,
Animals move finished and complete,
Gifted with extensions of the senses
That we have lost, or never attained,
Living by voices, we shall never hear.”
Henry Beston
On every journey to San Francisco
I’d soon head over to old Pier 39
To observe all of those Sea Lions
Their preferred hangout since 1989
Many tourists like me, loved watching them
But many of the locals, wanted them to leave
And, these sad days, Sea Lions are being killed
Since we don’t want to share dwindling fisheries
And very mysteriously, they are now gone
Not one Sea Lion now remains, on that pier
They all vanished, right before the Holidays
Skipping all the human celebrations and cheer
No more of their boisterous calls on the pier
No more of their playful antics, and jostling
Old Pier 39 today, stands so very eerily silent
With no children looking, smiling, or laughing
Many thought they’d return to the Seal Rocks
A rocky point, which used to be their hangout
But the manager of the old Cliff House up there
Has reported that no Sea Lions are out and about
So, the mystery now remains, on the silent pier
Have they all gone off somewhere, to find food?
Or, do they know something that we humans don’t
Or perhaps, they’ve tired of mankind’s selfish mood
In the last few days, several Sea Lions have been spotted
Roughly 500 miles to the north, along the coast of Oregon
And, if they now begin eating ‘our’ dwindling fish, up there
I wonder how long before humans there will want them Gone
Much of Earth’s land, sea, and sky,
Seems far more silent to me, these days;
And, I sadly wonder what future generations,
Will have left, of nature’s once glorious, array.
©2010, Mr. Ed
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Best, Mike
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :( *tears* for the seals; this should NOT be!!!!
Be always safe,
Karen
Regis
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Newfie Hugs, Rose
Bless you brother Ed! Jasmin Horst
Anna
Georg