Summer Getaway...

Brush of breezes tickles treetops

Rush of ripples sighs

Ruffling sheen of silver-green

Against azure skies

Sunbeam-frazzled stars bedazzle

Diamond-studded lake

Shriek of gull and children lull

Dreamers half-awake

Catch of phrases, laughing faces

Sand between tanned toes

Sailors, surfers, strollers, loafers

Sea-song ebbs and flows

Pages linger between fingers

Book-worlds bob and blur

Beach umbrellas bloom, reds, yellas,

Waves-swells melt and slur

Beauty teases, duty eases

Its grip on today

Clocks forgiven, dock-end heaven

Summer getaway

© Janet Martin