Morning Walk with Pelicans

A morning walk with pelicans:
seven airhug the green and
knifesharp fugitive edge
of an inshore wave and ride it
till it falls upon itself
while the just risen Sun turns
its roil into frothing milk
whereupon they rise sequentially
to drop down on the next wave’s
updraft, arcing and gliding on.

Why do I love them?
They are beautiful,
millions of years old
and never harm the Earth.