潮風は
くすくす笑った。
鴎の子。
shi-o-ka-ze-wa
ku-su-ku-su-wa-rat-ta
ka-mo-me-no-ko
A ticklish chuckle,
born of a seagull’s chick,
carried on the breeze.
I wrote this one lying on my sick bed, watching the maddeningly blue sky I was too weak to go out and enjoy. I was trying to remember what it was like at my favourite beach in Manly, NSW.
I took this photo of Japanese seagulls in Yokohama for my Dad last year. He was brought up beside a dock and has a fondness for all things maritime. Well I didn't check their passports, but the gulls looked Japanese. You can tell they are not Australian birds because they have two feet. Remember that loon in Nova, K.?
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