The song of the Seagull

Why does my heart wander about

In quest of the distant pearly shores

With a roving gaze and a restless mind 

forever, I skim the azure skies.....

The burning sun scalding my back 

A broken wing wanting to hold me back

My eye spots the dove's cote below

deceptively inviting in the shade of the mangrove

A longing awakens in my weary breast,

For a warm hearth and a companion heart

Yet deep inside I know this is not to be ..

To fly into the starry heavens is my destiny....

With my heart set on finding the unexplored horizons ,

where unbound waves tumble on stormy ocean shores

and I can fly like the gushing wind -so free...

For a while I perch upon the jagged  rocks ,

feeling the invigorating salty spray of the sea

I dream again of the distant shores....

Of the clear blue sea and smooth golden sands

With a shrill cry,I begin the journey anew..

Flapping my wings I fly afresh

For...my heart is set on the distant shores...

And to fly to them is my destiny .....