Revised
A Sanctuary Sight.
I could take you, reader, to a quiet place
where sea meets sand, in secret beachy cove,
and, sleeping there,
a-sprawl in open spaces
lie a hundred seals or more in silent drove.
The cliff-top watcher can but hardly count
their numbers,
random sleepy bulks below
are motionless,
until white pups, mounting
mother's slippery back expose stained yellow
underside and squeal
with tiny lungs, crying
out for milk.
All this seen from distant top of perhaps
two hundred feet.
Flappers high
some now fight, raise huge heads,
then flopping
take more rest again.
This rare show,
truly free and unexpected,
leaves me gasping
in delight.
What more exciting scene,
blue sky ceiling, and sudden sky-lark asking
with a song, for early spring.
The icing tops
my cake with this Sanctuary sighting.
Delightful panorama in living, and well painted words.
We have a cove near here where the seals give birth, you have described the scene so well Fay, delightful poem xx
I share your joy as we went for a holiday late last year to Kangaroo Island where seals sprawl like the ones you speak of. I love your images 'white pups mounting mother's slippery back expose stained yellow underside and squel with tiny lungs, crying out for milk'. Nature in this poem is utterly delightful and your words speak of the wonderment of nature! Beautiful poem.
A poetic panorama of nature at its most adorable. Thank you, Fay, for this magnificent view - I love seals! :)
What a beautiful and endearing picture you paint in this Spring poem Fay... "What more exciting scene, blue sky ceiling, and sudden sky-lark asking with a song, for early spring. "
thnk you it is so beautiful
thanks for bringing us there Fay…..exhilarating!