<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=344764" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Seal Colony</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">On leaving Inchcolm Island, on the rocks, <br>We spotted a large colony of seals.<br>The boat drifted in to take a closer look.<br>The noisy engine, the skipper killed.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">It really was an amazing sight.<br>I'd never seen seals in the wild before.<br>Seeing them there with my own two eyes, <br>Left me feeling excited and in total awe.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Some were moving clumsily about.<br>Some were resting, 'bottling', in the sea. <br>Some were lying along their young pups.<br>It was wonderful to see them wild and free.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">We got as close as we dared, <br>Without causing them any upset.<br>From where we were, they seemed content, <br>As we weren't posing them any threat.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">We all got our cameras out, <br>And for many minutes were clicking away.<br>I didn't want to take my eyes off of them.<br>I could have stayed watching them all day.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">It was so peaceful and tranquil there, <br>Just watching them lazing and playing in the sun.<br>But all too soon, the boat reversed away, <br>And our precious encounter was over and done.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Angela+Wybrow">Angela Wybrow</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=344764" data-title="The Seal Colony de Angela Wybrow" data-description="On leaving Inchcolm Island, on the rocks, We spotted a large colony of seals. The boat drifted in to take a closer look. The noisy engine, the skipper killed. It really was an amazing sight. I'd never seen seals in the wild before. Seeing them t..."></div> </div> </div>

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