simply for the love

he catches the wind

over the waves

skimming side to side

one wing at a time

grazing the surface

completely without fear

 

instinctively knowing

the ways of the sea

the currents

both of the water

and the air above

the tools he chooses

 

and wouldn’t you choose them too

if all that was required

was to spread your wings

to soar?

 

            –the albatross we saw

 

Heather Pound 2024

Photo by Rodolfo Mari on Unsplash