Successful enlistment <br />as <br />the child becomes a bird. <br /> <br />Votive promise <br />to herself <br />fulfilled. <br /> <br />Wide beach, <br />tidal pools, <br />set the stage <br />for ephemeral <br />sunrise with <br />the gulls. <br /> <br />Silhouette against the sun’s <br />first scrap of light. <br /> <br />A cloud of sea gulls rise, <br />as she races like a condor <br />across the sand to gain the air. <br /> <br />Ambition satisfied <br />she takes flight. <br /> <br />Arms extended <br />feet retract, <br />to nestle beneath <br />the feathers of her tail. <br /> <br />Off she fly’s, <br />more like a jet then <br />an ocean bird...<br /><br />Stephen S. Yeandle<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/child-of-the-sea/
