With Pelican On Promontory Point

So I join you, old friend,
Me, the most aloof of men,
To look down upon sand and sea
And contemplate eternity.

Do you know we are natural kin,
And that I also hover in the wind?
We share a feathered crisscross,
I am my own albatross.

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Biography

I was born in Hollywood, California (Have you ever heard of anyone being born there?) and have a BA from the University of Southern California in History, and an MA from California State College at Long Beach, also in History. I am a real estate broker and I live in Guadalajara, Mexico. I am a widower with no children. I've published poems both in print magazines and E-Zines, as well as short stories.