cloud roiled sky
turquoise ocean
a trio of cormorants
silhouetted against the horizon
proud heads raised
on bent black necks
serenely surveying
their watery kingdom
inscrutable imperturbable
standing tall on rugged rock
their pose not fleeting
but a cipher of eternity
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Thanks Tim. Great visual in words and in the picture.