SEAGULLS by Louis Jenkins
There were no seagulls in the harbor,
none at the marina. I saw none in the
air. There were no seagulls at Canal
Park, or McDonald's, or at Russ Kendall's
smokehouse, or at the Kmart parking lot,
or any of their favorite hangouts. It's
winter and snow is falling, but I don't
believe seagulls fly south. I've often
seen them standing around on the ice all
day, as if they were waiting for a big
bus to come and take them to a casino.
Where are all the seagulls? This is not a
question I ever thought I'd ask myself.
You get used to someone being around and
if they go away you miss them. That's how
life is. But seagulls are primarily a
nuisance, and if you can't count on that,
what can you count on?