Age

Run to the seashore
collect shells
build sand castles
laugh

Sand in your toes
flip-flop footprints
deep in the sand
smiles

That baby
grows older

No more
childish laughter

Run in the waves
bring friends
with you

Poke dead jellyfish
pick up tiny crabs
feel slippery seaweed
in between your fingers

That toddler
grows too

frown at the kids
smile flirtatiously
at lifeguards
and surfers

relax in the sunshine
tan in your swimsuit
lie on the towel
under an umbrella

That teenager
gets older

Brings her own
children
with their father
to the beach

and watches her kids,
watches her babies,
grow too.

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