Going Back to Being a Child One More Time

Going back to being a child one more time

I raced the sandy beach with rocks to climb

I captured all I could and caused tentacles to close

As with each wave I caught sand between my toes.

I built a castle, moat, and wall

And dared all to cause it to fall

As the clouds came I shook my towel,

Checked my sunburn, picked up my trowel

And with the wind whipping my back

I went inside for a summer's nap

And dreamed of sea and foam

Adrift safely at home