A Bird The Sea And Me Poem by Geoffrey Fafard

An Albatross got lost
Lost in a storm
In an immense ocean
A storm wracked
Cold, lonely ocean

He was a brave
Courageous bird
Stout of wing
Tuned and taut
A picture of endurance

The sea was as strong
Though lonely, desperate
And sardonically tied
To the riders on the storm
That dared come

I stood at lands end
On the storm's 4th day
Looking for that bird
Singing a song to the wind
A salty tear in my eye

For hours I waited
Then defeated I left
And in the night
That darkly followed
That Albatross landed

He waited regaining
Strength and composure
Ate a fish I had left
Drank from the falling rain
And alighted to the craggy cliff

From here he watched
Watched the world and me
Then cast an eye at the sea
There was no winning here
Brother fights brother

No ruffled feathers
No thankful glances
Nary a goodbye
Just die when you die
And feed whoever wins.