Gulls and pelicans soaring 

On uplifting drafts of wind

Waves rise and break

Caressing the sandy beach 

Withdrawing seaward again 

To form and silently return 

The pelican drops swiftly 

In pursuit of a fish unaware 

Seagulls scream loudly

seeking dropped scraps

Terns squeal climbing high

In a choreography of ocean life

Waves crashing against rocks

White topped blueness then foam

Over and over time and again 

Nature's ballet in sun and shadow

As time goes silently by

For millennia.  Sunrise, sunset…

The sea bird's life goes on

As humans laugh and fight and cry