October Summer



I watch the shimmering
Glimmering surface
Of the undulating water
Stretching from here to everywhere
As I slowly pad along
The soft sandy carpet
While oncoming waves
Gently whisper their arrival
The statuesque palms’
Feathery fronds gently sway
In the warm October breeze
Sunshine casts their lithe shadows
Across the green landscape
Beyond the island shoreline
Baby sandpipers trot
Through the surf’s edge
And flocks of chattering gulls
Gather in conference
Atop a sandy dune
Toddlers squeal as timid waves
Caress their ankles
And brazen teens paddle out
On neon colored boards
Hoping to catch an easy wave ride back
Picking my way through
The coughed up remains of the sea
I marvel at the Venus clam shells
Their shiny perfection entrances me
I revel in Nature’s awesome beauty
Scattered at my feet
Luminous, pearly, flawless
The sun’s heat wraps me in warmth
Until my skin weeps beads of moisture
Horizontal rows of seaweed
Tell of come and go tides
The all-encompassing serenity
Banishes technology and wizardry
To a different time and place
Far from my simple
October summer day