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Flock of Sanderlings (Calidris alba), Ocean Beach, San Francisco: photo by Mila Zinkova, 16 November 2010
along the grey
white foam line of the bay
the sanderlings ran
up and down the beach
with the ebb and flow of the tide
the sand spit at Ocean View ..
..eroded
a bit
further back each springtime
dashing about in the waves
..frantically
feeding
I walked down to the waterside
with the darkness of the boat
over my head
Maytime sleepless this curious
cold season
..and
the sanderlings already
gone away
white foam line of the bay
the sanderlings ran
up and down the beach
with the ebb and flow of the tide
the sand spit at Ocean View ..
..eroded
a bit
further back each springtime
dashing about in the waves
..frantically
feeding
I walked down to the waterside
with the darkness of the boat
over my head
Maytime sleepless this curious
cold season
..and
the sanderlings already
gone away
Sanderlings (Calidris alba): photo by David Stang, 19 December 2006
Sanderling (Calidris alba), Monterey Bay Aquarium: photo by Fastily 30 March 2009
Sanderlings (Calidris alba), running with the ebb and flow of waves while feeding, northern mouth of Willapa Bay, near Cape Showalter, Washington: photo by Waterguy, 19 November 2005
