not counting the pelicans

i like waking early

i like being the first on the beach

not counting the pelicans and cormorants

who are always there before me

swaying and bobbing on the swim platform

meant for the summer kids

(later in the day the kids will own it)

i like watching them standing and pooping and flapping their wings

willets fly by, i like watching them too

i like watching standup paddle boards paddle by

i like watching the cormorant duck and dive

and the wimbrel dance in the frothy foam

and i like best watching my dog owen run willy nilly

i like how he thinks this is the most fun

i think so too.
it's seven am now
time to go home
before the summer crowds return!