Saturday, 25 June 2022

CHICK ON THE BEER... (A BOOZY HERRING GULL YOUNGSTER IN NEWLYN...)

 Chick On The Beer…



It lay witless,

Helplessly inebriated

Upon a corrugated roof.

The beer consumed,

Patiently it waited,

Quite possibly totally legless…


Prone, it sprawled,

Hopelessly ravenous

Alone on the roof.

A feed expected:

Tarrying, vexatious,

Its parent perhaps appalled…


Vacantly it glared,

Curiously positioned

On the stark roof.

The stupor clear,

Languishing, oblivious,

Its behaviour impaired…


Pete Ray

24th June 2022


Loved the scene: one herring gull chick lying next to an empty beer bottle, looking a little the worse for wear, probably wondering when the next fish, or human chips would be brought by an adult…







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