Florida Floaters by CJ Muchhala

Florida Floaters
by
CJ Muchhala

The old gulls flap into the pool,

float lazily at the 3 foot 6 inch depth.

Where once they plied the surf,

they find the ocean too cold, too rough

for their now feather-light bones.

They face each other in one or two

haphazard circles, the better to exchange

newsy tidbits: directions to the best

seafood places, the merits of red snapper

versus yellowtail. Some keep one eye

fixed on those mischief-making

sanderlings at the deep end,

ready to swoop to their rescue.

When the sun erases shadows,
the old gulls flutter away, still
crak-craking, each to her own condo.

From March Madness.
Used here with the author's permission.

CJ Muchhala lives in Shorewood,Wisconsin near Lake Michigan, but maintains a getaway on the Wisconsin River. Her poetry, fiction, and children's stories have been published in a variety of online and print journals, anthologies, and art/poetry exhibits. When she's not writing, CJ says she enjoys gardening "using the 'benign neglect theory," and baking bread "following the 5-minute method."

Jo:
I am on familiar terms with those old gulls. What a neat poem.
Posted 08/14/2016 08:37 PM

ElizabethP:
I have met some of those old gulls before. ;-) Great poem!
Posted 08/14/2016 03:12 PM

Lori Levy:
Beautiful picture of old gulls/old people in the pool.
Posted 08/14/2016 12:12 PM

blueskies:
What a charming poem...the merits of red snapper versus yellowtail. As a child raised along the FL beaches with seagulls as playmates! Thanks C.J.!
Posted 08/14/2016 09:35 AM

loisflmom:
As descriptive of us old beachlovers, as about old gulls!
Posted 08/14/2016 09:23 AM

r1manchester:
a nifty little poem...."When the sun erases shadows" a nice line. Well done!
Posted 08/14/2016 06:25 AM

Belinda Veldman:
Love it!!!
Posted 08/14/2016 03:48 AM

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