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Afternoon Beach Bliss


Soft Pillsbury-flour white sand
Stretches and glistens for miles
Along my vacant unshared beach
Just the gentle miniature
Wave over wave foamy surf sound
And a hungry pelican or two
Diving for snacks
Keeps me company
An orange-burst sun
Suspended against a blue-white sky
Makes its slow progress
Toward the edge of the world
My mind drifts in and out
Remembering then and when
To this and now
Delighting in my summery freedom
I watch my soggy footprints
Erased by the bubbly tide
As my shadow lengthens
And snowy sand dunes
Become covered by dusk
The desolate beach stretch
Bids me a temporary farewell
While the apricot sunset
Bleeds to coral and grey