My Godwit

There are lots of birds on my Carlsbad beach
Pelicans passing while seagulls screech
My favorite bird is a soundless loner
On my strip of beach, he is the owner

My godwit arrives when few are around
Keeps going all day, with never a sound
Dancing with foam while dodging the waves
Digging for the sand crabs he specially craves

He buries his long beak down deep in the sand
Most times it seems there is little at hand
But he keeps on digging with tireless jabs
Persistence rewarded with nice tasty crabs

Jim Pinto
12 October 2016