pink clouds
span the horizon
seagulls take flight
stretching to read
new books
*
afternoon light
blue-grey skies
and water
give them a stage
to shine
seagulls
*
another day
of grace
settling down
towards sunset
seagulls rest on water
*
“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