Oceanbound.

Ocean bound

Ocean bound, 

I sit quietly here, 

as I ponder this day

watching the bathers, 

and nature at play,

making me smile 

in a most peaceful way,

as my pale sun blocked face 

gazes over the bay

A most perfect beach

my margarita in reach

plus the wedge of a lime

waiting for me to leach

out its sweet, sour tang

as I sit and get tanked

on ths most lovely bank

fro mteh four that I drank

Pelicans do make even

the clumsy feel graceful,

Seagull-ibles eat 

all that's left 

when we're wasteful,

ocean waves slap 

sand-wich's most distasteful,

the next time you're caught 

in the grip of their tides 

grab a face full. 

The sea has a Porpoise,

it's a Grouper of humans,

from the north coast of Maine,

to the beaches of Cubans

from the African capes 

to the isle of Aruban's

it's a whale of a time

lobster red, folks sit fuming,

in this huge, tourist traps

bright umbrellas are blooming

at ten dollars a day,

rental sales charts are booming

while out on the waves 

boogie boards all go zooooming

dancing over white crests 

till the hard surf entombs 'em

in the edge of the shore

then they're back out for more 

Toddlers prance, 

some get crabby,

while others just perch,

on the edge of each wave

lest it gives them a lurch,

spending hours just sifting in 

a great seashell search

getting sand in their buckets, 

filling buckets with sand,

building castles that crumble, 

forming turrets by hand

it's a wee bit of heaven 

here on earth, oh, so grand.

Summers spent at the ocean 

are vacations well planned,

so return to the sea 

from whence once emerged man,

hear those distant waves call,

catch them soon, if you can. 

After you've cooked your skin

above scalding, hot sand

and your flesh is bright red

or just naturally tanned

make a run for the ocean

 as fast as you can

cause your feet will feel like

you've crossed a frying pan

let the cool waters sooth you

the ocean will move you

back to times you once knew

it's salt water are cleansing

they  wash away current blues

but maybe next time buy flip-flops

so you don't have to hop

back to your chair and towel

where you'll feel so refreshed

and you sit and you stretch

in a canvas back chair

with wet skin and hair

that the cool ocean air

will make you glad you are there