Braving the Salt Marsh

Braving the Salt Marsh Silly young boys Returning from a day At the beach, In the sun. The tide is coming in, ‘We’ll cross the salt marshes back,’ They said to each other. And the tide laughed silently. Burdened with little but towels The boys ventured Toward the breakwater, Toward safety Tide rising, They looked at each other. Can we make this? As they lifted their arms. Towels dry in their raised arms, The sea rose around them. They rushed against the incoming waters, Laughing nervously. The sea at their shoulders, They reached the safety Of the breakwater. They laughed with joyful relief.