Tag: albatross

• Pelagic Magic

  Pelagic, like magicYou soar over the open seaWith balletic graceSo effortlesslyWith wing spans titanicNine, ten, eleven feet or moreFew humans will see youSo far from our shoresYour longevityRivals even our ownYour poignant curiosityTouches our hearts and our poemsBut your numbers are waningThe same old story we knowHuman greed and carelessnessOur shameful shadowBaited hooks by the…

  callimulligan

  June 18, 2024

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• Albatross Wisdom, Nature Psyche #20

  It may seem odd, but I love seabirds, especially albatrosses. They live their entire lives (which can last as long as our own) over the ocean, coming ashore only to the remote islands where they were born to raise their chicks. How amazing is that? Some beautiful photos, and words:

  callimulligan

  December 7, 2023

  birds, Nature, Poetry, Quotes

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• The Ancient Mariner, part two

  After the uncanny visitation by the water snakes, and his blessing of the snakes, the ancient mariner is himself blessed with sleep and, upon waking, with fresh water in the form of rain. Oh sleep! it is a gentle thing,  Beloved from pole to pole!  To Mary Queen the praise be given!  She sent the…

  callimulligan

  August 17, 2023

  birds, Nature, Poetry, Psychology

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