The serendipitous tide

Laps water along the side.

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Bubbles rise out of wet sand

If you’re lucky, small sand crab in hand.

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Rubbery kelp floats by bearing odd fruit

Sometimes entangled with our swimsuits

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The salty scent of the ocean is clean 

Adding beauty to all that is seen.

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Gulls fill the air gliding like ships

Ready to feast on any bag of chips.

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The sand is soft support for walks

Just be wary of super sharp rocks.

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Waves crash hard a saltwater burst

If you drink any, it’s instant thirst.

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Transistor radios crackle alive

One playing “I Will Survive”.

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Sea and Ski and coconut fill the air

As beachgoers protect their skin with care.

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This beach was my beach when as a kid

Nowadays it’s undergone such a skid…

-AAA 9/23/2024