Ten birds on the beach <br />One in shallow sea <br />Food is within reach <br />Air reeks melancholy! <br /> <br />On this misty morn <br />Veiled in mystic shroud <br />The one away forlorn <br />Not foraging with the crowd! <br /> <br />It waits for return tide <br />For the waves to come in rush <br />So it can on them ride <br />Hunt in joyous gush! <br /> <br />Ten birds on the beach <br />Picture of contentment <br />Within their reach <br />Last tide’s remnant! <br /> <br />The one in shallow sea <br />New tidings its heart craves <br />To break through melancholy <br />Lift her on crested waves!<br /><br />Pradip Chattopadhyay<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ten-birds-another/
