Memories of summers on a soft sandy beach, cool waters so inviting and clear
Seagulls hovering high above, fluffy white clouds take on shapes of their own
Ice cream melting in the hot summer heat
Crabs crawling sideways fleeing from our chase, collecting them in buckets filled with water
Jelly fish being washed ashore and us jumping waves far out to sea
These are the memories I try to keep
Salty waters not tasting to nice, sandy clothes irritating the skin
Wet hair and cold feet on the way home, leaving the beach I loved so much
Tantrums and upsets – I remember them well. Not wanting to leave my haven where I felt so free
Moving out of town so far away, making new friends at a school so strange
No beach just a walk down the road
No crabs, no seagulls, no cockles on the front
Who would have thought that being so far away, would make it all seem like a distant dream
A figment of my imagination
All my sandcastles are long gone, the sky now dark and bleak
The air now cold and bitter, stinging my face and hands
The sand no longer soft has lost all of its colour
Shadows of darkness take hold of my heart
Where a child so happy once stood, now stands an adult left with memories of an ever fading past.
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