Solitude

As the sun slips low in the sky,
I return to myself with myself,
having said goodbye 
to the day's companionship
with Kendall and Sue.
I return to being alone in the midst
of beloved family and friends
and gaze at this gull who serenely basks
while other gulls swoop and clamor
over tidbits tossed.
She floats in glorious trust to receive
the left over crumbs of honey oat bread 
I had made for my visiting friends.