pink clouds
span the horizon
seagulls take flight
stretching to read
new books

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afternoon light
blue-grey skies
and water

give them a stage
to shine
seagulls

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another day
of grace
settling down
towards sunset
seagulls rest on water

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“another day” was published in Sea Bandits, edited by Aubrie Cox (2012), at YAY WORDS!

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Lake Michigan
July 2017

Ellen Grace Olinger