Vultures

Vultures
A World of Vultures
they prey on your soul
And if you would feed them
they never let go.
They eat of your food
and steal from your friends
And when they have your beginnings
they'll take up your ends.

C. 1979

Just digging through my files and found this little poem.  I don't remember the inspiration, I don't remember the context.  It might have just been the cadence and rhyme that got me going.  I hope you enjoy it. 
D. 

Long Beach, California Harbor view

This past weekend we made a trek to the Los Angeles area for a wedding.  The day after, on our way home, we stopped in Long Beach for lunch and to walk around.  We were in Long Beach to take advantage of the free BBQ dinner being offered to all people named Dave, David or Davy by “Famous Daves BBQ”. And all the Daves were extremely friendly.  After a great lunch, we decided to take a leisurely walk back to the car.  So we decided to walk along the water. 

There is a point in Long Beach harbor, near the aquarium, where you can look out to sea, past the American Pride schooner, past the lighthouse, and you can see the Queen Mary cruise liner/Hotel. Just beyond the Queen Mary is the new cruise terminal. And docked at the new terminal was a huge, modern cruise ship.  (I didn't catch the name.)   The beauty of the view was the juxtaposition of the old and new. An old three masted schooner, an old warning system (lighthouse), with the new, the Queen Mary and the new modern, state-of-the-art cruise ship, with its diesel engines and satellite weather monitoring system. Just a beautiful view. It was a nice walk. 

Just don’t look at the litter floating in the water...

D.