Gathering food

The way the talked
And, the way they walked
Was what captivated her senses!
She watched them drink
And she heard them sing
She dived in…took her breath…
And up she came again

(Another glance)

The way they laughed
The way they joked
Was what captivated her senses!
She watched them untie
And she watched them tie
She dived in…took her breath…
And up she came again

(Another glance)

The way the sat
And the way the looked
Was what gave her the idea
She watched them pack,
Food on the tip and the back
She dived in…took her breath
And remained

She watched them rise
She watched them yawn
She watched them cry
She watched them smile
She watched crawl
And she watched them fin…
One, two, three, …, twenty
That’s all that remained
She took her breath…
And up she went

(A new glance)

She watched it rise
She watched it sink…
White was all it was!
She swam to the mark
And she watched it swing
She dived in…took her breath…
And remained

Just one piercing near the lip
And a little luck
She closed her eyes
And hoped to live
She watched the food…
At the tip and the back…
She took another breath
And remained

She shook it a bit
And tore off the food…
It was easy at the back
Off she went with the pack of food
And delivered…
One, two, three…ten
Ten remained
She took some breath
And went ahead

She shook it a bit
Couldn’t tear off the food
Risking her lip she tried to push
The morsel wouldn’t rise…
She now tried to pull…
And off came of the food…
She tried to swim
But she flew high up
She held on to her breath
And remained…frozen!

She felt their hands on her lips
They undid the hook!
They smelled her throughout
And held her small tail
A swing of the hand
And off she went…
She grasped for breath
And breathed…

There it was
The small chunk of the food
She took it in her lips
And hoped she’d not bleed
And delivered…
She watched them eat
And took another breath
And remained.