August 7th, 2025
The Hawk Deck
8:35 am
Gully is not here
this Morning —
last night Eye fed Him
a bowl of chicken fat
so Eye hope He’s alright —
that amount of grease
might kill a human
butt maybe Gully
has a gut of steel —
there’s a gull on a power pole
near M(eye) Neighbour’s Barn —
maybe that’s Him —
Oh no, @ next glance
no gull
Gully said “BACON”
sitting on His Rail
this morning —
His Command 2 Me
& Eye got IT
& so did He
August 5th, 2025
The Hawk Deck
8:26 am
Here Hear The Lull
of Surf:
an integral sound
along w/ Gulls’ distant clatter,
a Mourning Dove
& NO Excavator
@ a neighbour’s property —
Oh there goes an electric saw blade
somewhere 2 the North —
w/ a hammer too
butt Eye accept these tones
as they are not consistent
w/ M(eye) Treasured Swoosh
of Sea’s Edge
undulating @ The Doorstep
of M(eye) Cranial Ear
August 2nd, 2025
The Hawk Kitchen Outpost
11:11 am
M(eye) Very Tame Gull
started out on Peanuts
thrown from The Deck
& graduated 2 saying “breakfast”
(“brrk brrk”)
for a Piece of Bacon
while standing on The Rail, His Rail —
now He preens
& washes His Big Yellow Beak
in The Recent White Bowl of Water
splashing around like a kid
& knocking on M(eye) Sliding Glass Door
Opened This Gorgeous Morning
2 Let Him Inside
(if He so chooses)
WITHOUT The Invitation of FOOD
August 2nd, 2025
The Hawk Kitchen Outpost
10:22 am
On This Graceful Morn
Eye have Re- placed
The Light-catching Ornament
of Your Symbolization*,
dangling from The Crystal Stopper
dangling from The X-Miss Star
hanging sequentially
from M(eye) East Kitchen Window
2 Spark M(eye) Eyes
W/ Its Coloured Glint
Riveting M(eye) Composure
*note: ornament was removed for the umpteenth time again on the Morning of August 7th, 2025
August 2nd, 2025
The Hawk Deck
7:11 am
Eye Live & Love 2 sit in Starlight
emanating from Our Sun
out here on M(eye) Perfect Deck
hearing The Morning Surf
Up With The Gulls
(& Gully)
basking in sublime relaxation
under The Only Star That Matters
July 28th, 2025
The Hawk Kitchen
7:37 am
Gully has officially rejected
His Baked Beans for Breakfast
(albeit 12 years old)
in favour of His Old Standby
Dry Cat Food —
& He didn’t even eat
all of THAT
July 26th, 2025
Pine Grove Cemetery
Shelburne, NS
Eye just visited
M(eye) Brother’s Grave —
@ first Eye couldn’t find it —
low to the ground is the stone
etched w/ the first bar of Fur Elize
which Howard taught His Niece Eliza
about 25 years ago —
butt Time doesn’t matter
in a cemetery —
only the two scraps of red fabric
apparently blown from somewhere else
& settled in to either side
marking His Territory
until Eye next arrive
July 25th, 2025
The Hawk Deck
12:43 pm
Gully eats His Baked Beans for Breakfast
tentatively
& would rather
hold out
for Chunks of Cheese
on The Rail
or Really Go Wild
for a Piece of Bacon —
Do Eye Know M(eye) Gull
or What?!
July 23rd, 2025
The Hawk Deck
9:11 am
He Stands Stately
Upon His Rail
Preening, He Was
In Relaxation Mode
While Eye Sit
In An Adirondack Chair
Admiring Him
From A Distance Of 6 Feet —
He’s Had His Baked Beans
For Breakfast —
His Six Chunks Of Cheese —
The Cats Are Lounging —
One Under M(eye) Chair
W/ A Black & White Paw
Extended —
The Air Is Still
W/ Songs Of Other Birds —
Oh, How Eye Love Birds!
& Gully Preens Some More,
Sliding His Perfect Beak
Along The Shaft Of One
Little White Puff
In Order 2 Let It
Set Free
2 Float 2 The Arm
Of M(eye) Writing Chair
Joanna Gilman Hyde 