Seagulls with their points of view
Sometimes don’t agree.
The Sun that warms them loves them, too,
Chanting by the sea.
Text: Linked to dVerse Meeting the Bar. Victoria is hosting with the theme symbolism. Hopefully these seagulls symbolize something besides seagulls which may not always be pleasant. I see them as enchanters of earth, sea and sunny sky.
Photo: “Seagulls in the Sun” by the author.
I think that seagulls send ambiguous signals of both freedom and something else… love the way it can be read in many different ways.
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They can be annoying on the beach as well as beautiful. I was trying to use them as symbols for us. Thanks, Bjorn!
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This made me think of that Johnathan Livingston Seagull that was so popular way back when–proof that seagulls (most anything) can serve as a symbol.
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I remember reading that long ago. It was very short as I recall, but I don’t remember it well. It seemed like a symbol for us. Thank you for the prompt, Victoria!
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I thought the same as Victoria!
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I usually think of that book when the word “seagull” comes to mind. Thanks, Kim!
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Love the disagreements among the birds, and that constant warmth by the sun ~ Your photo is beautiful with the sun, sky, birds and tides ~
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I am glad you liked the photo and the disagreements was the message–with the Sun loving and warming them regardless. Thanks, Grace!
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I love to watch gulls, until they swoop down and nick your chips or ice cream or sandwich…
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They can be annoying. I don’t usually bring food with me on the beach. Thank you!
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I love seagulls. We had an extract of the book read to us in assembly at school when I was a teen, I have bought many copies since and always distributed them to others with joy. In our house there is also a verb- “to seagull” ….it means to steal the food from the plate of another………
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I haven’t used “seagull” as a verb, but it seems appropriate. When I took the picture someone was throwing bread crumbs to the birds winding them up on purpose. I took advantage of it. Thanks, Alison!
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“Mine? Mine? Mine? Mine!”
This poem reminds me of that scene from Finding Nemo with the seagulls, pressing for advantage, oblivious to the world around them. Our limited perspectives and opinions beneath the scope of the cosmos can often be an apt parallel to squawking sea birds.
Nicely done!
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They are annoying at times. I remember that scene from Finding Nemo. Thank you!
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They do have some of that yob mentality, but I forgive them, whereas it’s harder to forgive yobs. I like your analogy.
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I don’t know what “yobs” are, but I can imagine and I agree that it would be easier to forgive seagulls. Thanks, Jane!
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It’s a British word, a favourite of the gutter press to describe mainly young rowdy, uncouth men. Bit like seagulls…
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great symbolism – beautiful photo
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Thank you , Candy!
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Seagulls populated my life for so long. My beach friends….I loved them and I loved your write.
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I love their company on a beach along with the sandpipers and the many creatures I am completely unaware of that live there. A beach wouldn’t be a beach without them. Thank you, Annell!
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you are a man of few words that say so much – love this!
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Thank you, Laura! I try to keep poems short.
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Excellent photo and words. Great combination.
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Thank you, Dan! I am glad you enjoyed the photo as well.
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I like how it looks like chaos but they all know exactly what they’re doing.
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Good point! They know their way around that apparent chaos.
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I like seagulls too.
We, by our behaviour, have made them our supposed enemy.
Like us, they take what is offered.
Anna :o]
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I couldn’t imagine a beach without them. They mirror us in some way. Thank you, Anna!
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I am glad the sun loves us too, until mid summer when it loves us a little too much!
Dwight
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I’m not quite a snowbird, but I can see why people do a seasonal migration. Thanks, Dwight!
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They don’t have to unite in their opinions to get some of the crumbs. Damn! Humans could learn from them. Great write, Frank!
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I like watching them scramble for crumbs although I don’t bring any to the beach figuring I don’t know how safe those crumbs are for even me to eat. You’re right. We could learn from them. Thanks, Charley!
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You are welcome, Frank!
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While your words are terrific, it is your photo (as always) that captures me. Wow, Frank…wow!
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The post is mainly about that photograph. I am glad you liked it, Jilly!
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I’m not sure I catch the symbolism unless you make the Sun into a god and seagulls into people with different views. Maybe that was it.
BTW, I enjoy gulls a lot too. People dismiss them, calling them sea rats, but to me, it seems we are the guests on their beaches.
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Mainly the seagulls are symbols for us to meet the requirements of the prompt. However, now that you mention it, I don’t mind suggesting that the Sun is a form of consciousness. I like indulging in Ruskin’s pathetic fallacy. Besides, who knows what the Sun’s interior life is like? I also like seagulls and I enjoy photographing them. Thanks, Sabio!
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I just love seagulls! I don’t know if I’d call it chanting. The do sound like they’re arguing at times. Nice poem!
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Originally it was “chatting”, but then I changed it to try to get those seagulls to symbolize us in some way with their noisy, but delightful behavior. It might not have worked. Thanks, Mary!
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Seagulls always talk talk talk. Ha.
I think the symbolism here is that we will not always agree with one another,
but that we should listen and respect others. That unconditional love extends
beyond agreement.
And our differences at texture to life.
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Yes, that is it exactly! Thank you!
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The first thing that came into my mind, Finding Nemo! Beautifully written.
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Finding Nemo and Jonathan Livingston Seagull both come to mind when I think of the word seagull. I am glad you liked this, Susan!
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One of my favorite aspects of our two week annual stay at Provincetown in Cape Cod is the sight and sounds of the sea gulls. I love to watch them soar — I feel their freedom and feel uplifted. I also enjoy hearing their angry noises when one is eating a dead fish near the shore and others come threatening to abscond with the meal for themselves. 🙂
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They are noisy and beautiful at the same time. I can’t imagine a beach without them. Thank you, Lillian!
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Just like humans…sigh..c’est la vie.
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Yes, they do seem like us in many ways. Thank you, Vivian!
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You’re welcome!
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They chant outside on Broadway here in NYC too…it’s always a bit disconcerting…(K)
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That’s close to the Atlantic Ocean. There seems to be more to birds than meets the eyes (or ears). Thank you!
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I love to watch the seagulls at the beach. That photo is wonderful, Frank!
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They are beautiful. I am glad you liked the photo. Thank you, Merril!
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I love this one. And what a picture!
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The picture was the main reason to write the poem. Thank you!
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Seagulls are great symbols for people, as in Jonathon Livingston Seagull. Your chanting gulls can be quite vocal.
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They can be noisy especially if people are winding them up by throwing crumbs. Thank you, Kathy!
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Frank – A short but beautiful piece, and yes, they do go on, regardless of who’s around. Lovely photo as well.
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Those seagulls are beautiful. I am glad you also liked the photo. Thank you, Linda!
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Short and sweet. I love the line about the sun shining on the disagreeing seagulls. Somehow, the idea is comforting.
Oh, your photo is awesome, too. 👏💙
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The disagreements don’t stop the sun from shining on all of them. Thank you, Imelda!
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I love the seagulls representing different points of view. Photo is outstanding, Frank.
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Thank you, Sara! I am glad you enjoyed the photo as well.
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Love it when hundreds of them stand on the low tide beach in calm.
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They are also calm and communal. Thank you, Jane!
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This is a lovely poem about seagulls, Frank. I must say I find them very noisy creatures.
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They are noisy although they have their quiet times. They were probably noisy when this picture was taken. Thanks, Robbie!
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Lovely, Frank. 🙂
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Thank you, Diana!
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SMiLes.. mY FriENd as Seagulls
Do Come And Go SquawKinG
HeaR and THeiR House the
Sun too aLWaYs A LiGHT
FriENd to me FoR So LonG
So Many Neuro-Chemical
Neuro-Hormonal.. InneR
LiGHTS SuN BRinGS uNTiL
tHaT Day tHat Street
LiGhts aT Midnight
BecaMe The Sun
WHeRe dARk Be
CaMe
LiGHT
ReSpite
AWay From
LiFE Pain oF LiGHT dArK..
FoR iT’s True We Make
reaLiTY DaY Or NiGht
Better yET thE Sun
NeVeR GiVeS
uP FoR
CoME BacKS LiGHTReLiT..:)
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It is good that the Sun never gives up. Thank you, Fred!
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TruE mY FriEnd Frank
Sun is An ‘iRon man’ aT
A Center oF A eARTh too
wHo tHaT neVer
GiveS
uP
iN
MagNeTiC PuLL..:)
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A charming poem, full of grace and joy I found.
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Thank you!
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