Summer Days Beside the Sea

I strolled along the sandy beach

And breathed the salty air;

I watched the children as they shaped

Sand castles everywhere!

O'erhead, the sea gulls dipped and soared

'Cross skies of azure blue,

While in the distance I could see

A lonely sailboat, too.

I watched the tide roll in and out,

Bringing seashells by the score;

I stooped to gather them

And watched as lofty kites did soar.

It was a dreamy, carefree day

With troubles put to rest;

Those lazy days beside the sea

Most surely were the best!

I delight in fragrant flowers of Spring,

Fall and Winter scenes of yore,

But I enjoy the Summer days

Beside the sea much more.

~ Mary S. Chevalier