Hi everyone. I hope you and yours are doing well. Life has been so busy - so something a little different today. It has been a hot summer - so here is a poem I wrote from a writing prompt at my writing group.
DAYS OF SUMMER
A gaggle tumbles from
the bus
We unstitck our legs
from vinyl seats
Clamp sunhats on heads
Tramp up the sand hill
hauling bags, esky, sunshade
Sand drags at our
thongs
A lizard turns to
stone
Cicadas sing
We emerge from the peppermints
The ocean shimmers,
beckoning.
Impossibly blue
cloudless skyWe claim our spot on
scorching sand
Struggle to tie down
the sunshade
Slap on slippery
sunscreen
Children shriek,
diving into the biting chill
and surface laughing
Dogs sniff unfamiliar
smells
Dads organise beach
cricket
Frisbees fly, balls tossed
Bare skin sizzles.
Squawking seagulls
snatch chipsSand crunches in our
sandwiches
Sticky icecream drips
Watermelon smiles.
Children burrow
creating worlds draped with seaweedWater drains from
moats
Couples snuggle
Waves slop lazily on
the shore
Parents doze,
sunglasses askew
An open book falls
Flies crawl into
crevices, hover, cluster, annoy
Babies grizzle.
The wind tries to
claim our sunshade
We collect abandoned
buckets, shovels, thongs
as the ocean engulfs
sandcastles,
retrieving its pretty
treasures
The sun slides
silently into the ocean and over the edge of the world.
ps - the people swimming over the top of the fish is actually two images combined which I did for Photography Group.
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