She Said Hello
She said 'Hello, I’m digging
sand nests' and handed
out shovels.
Seagulls lurked nearby
shouting manic laughter
keeping an eye open
for unattended food.
Farther along the beach,
six shrieking dervishes
flirt with the water’s edge.
And the kelp garlands
strewn across rocks
host a caucus of starlings.
-Kathryn Harper