Pelican At Sunset (Puerto Peñasco) by kenne
Pelican
big bird
ugly as sin
flaps over the shoreline
like it owns the joint.
sun’s going down—
one of those cheap sunsets
people clap for,
like the world did a trick.
but the pelican doesn’t care,
doesn’t slow down,
doesn’t pause for applause.
it just rides the air,
beak heavy,
wings awkward,
perfect anyway—
because it doesn’t try
to be beautiful.
A Pelican Conducting a Full Stop Forward (10/01/13) In Puerto Penasco, Mexico — Image by kenne
Brown Pelican In Flight — Image by kenne
Brown Pelican Taking Off Over Lake Houston — Images by Hugh Poland
— kenne
Pelican On Oceanside Pier — Image by kenne
A wonderful bird is a pelican
His bill will hold more than his belican.
He can take in his beak
Food enough for a week,
But I’m damned if I see how the helican.
— Ogden Nash
