From Oceans With Love
Have you ever watched them fly?
Birds I mean in the clear blue sky
In formation like on combat patrol
Wings spread with an image of being in control
Going south to north
Sleek and smooth they go forth
Up and down the sandy shore
They look for a nice fish score
But what do they see but a man in a boat
Wearing a slicker a human water protected coat
Peter was his name
He had a gigantic net in his seafood game
Putting it in the water and raising it later
There was plenty of fish caught for the land friendly waiter
With a piercing eye
Those in the air take one try
Using their mouth as a spear
A tuna from the ocean disappears
Enough to enjoy a nice meal
As for the man casting the reel
He needs more and more for his financial deal
You see Friday is the next day
When meat gives away
To a different kind of feast
Claiming sacrifice while eating the buttery drowned treats
Those birds still fly with the feeding of one
Talking to the clouds telling them we are filled and are done
Copyright © Marc O'Brien | Year Posted 2020
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