Day at the beach! ( true story)

Posted January 6th, 2009 at 5:27 pm / Poetry / Author: Laura

Crashing hard in
A perfect rhythm.
Down and Up,
Up and Down.

Creatures carry
Away with fear,
twigs and trash
From the Shore’s line.
Tide grows high.
Sand blows up

dropping in puddles.
I watch, swimming
Lightening crashes
Boats start to
Teeter in water
People are fearful.

What is next?
A Horn blows.
“OFF THE BEACH!”
yells lifeguards!
“Off the beach!”

People begin to
Go very quickly
into a shop.
I swim in again!
As I swim to shore,
Something touches me

The storm is growing
Faster and faster!
I am back!
At shore, people
ask me if
I heard the horn.

I say, why yes!
I swam back!
They shake off
Sand is schlepping!
As we Gather all
belongings heading

back home for
The rest of
Day and night,
adrenaline pumps!
I will remember
Swimming in fear
And stay in
Shallowest Water
Cautiously happy!