Seagulls

Sailors drowned and dead

And now one with

The earth and sea again.


Dancing, singing, feasting,

Laughing at their joys shared

And experienced in this world.


Along the coasts and over the

Beaches and waves painted

Black and white and shades of gray.


Look into their black eyes and

Briefly glimpse their souls

Staring back at you.


Gone from this world and

Now enjoying the same pleasures

Compounded in the hereafter.


Sailors drowned and now returned as

Seagulls dancing, singing, and feasting,

And laughing again.