THE BEACH


The sand hot under foot
Hopping from side to side
Then running to the water
The cool ocean waiting

The fog having pulled back out to sea
Hanging in the distance off the shore
Hiding fantasies of a young dream
Pirates and battles of tall ships

The bridge looming across gate
Red and proud as the men
Who built it long ago
The City rising and falling with the hills

The bond of family and memories
All come together in each wave
Strong and continuous
Bringing the new and taking the old

Michael V Hechtman Copyright 2000