October 13, 2021
by Anne M. Ehmann
Upon the winds of the restless sea
you glide ever so gracefully with
effortless navigational maneuvers
imprinted on your soaring heart
Wings majestically performing
skilled feats of feathery freedom
above and across the frothy waves
You agilely coast without a care
drifting to your destination with
white sand beneath webbed feet
O majestic bird we welcome your
beautiful sight as you surface
upon the shimmering shoreline
Instinctively flowing with the
currents of life you demonstrate
an unswerving, steadfast trust
Praise the message that you bring
(Excerpted from A Ballroom Called the Universe, a poetry book by Anne M. Ehmann)