They circled in the air.
One high, and one low.
One black, and one white.
The Seagull and the Crow.
Each not noticing the other,
but lost in the joy of flight.
Their courses a concentric, breathtaking thing of beauty.
As the Crow dipped and swirled clockwise,
The Gull silently soared counter.
Suddenly; as if on cue, without a clue
The Crow turned and dove down to the Gull.
Their wings touched in greeting as they flew together now.
In tandem they circled the radiant blue sky.
They came from different worlds;
Land and Sea, Black and White.
Yet; as they flew in the sky, they knew
From the eye of a Crow, or that of a Gull
We're all in this together, one world after all.
As I watched, they flew together
One Black, one White; as one.
They dipped their wings in salute.
They circled toward the West.
They then circled no more, but flew out to sea.
Perhaps the circle had expanded to cover the world.
As if by design, their wings flapped in time.
Black and White, up and down, as one.
They headed out to spread the word
To encompass the whole world
Bird, Fish, Mammal, Plant, or Human
All part of the same,diverse life on this one Earth.
Thank you for sharing Liz
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