Salt

• Olivia Miles, Grade 6
• Poetry
• 2015

I slide out of the car
Onto the scorching hot sand
Appearing between my toes
Covering my feet when I stand
Running into the cold water
It gives me shivers down my spine
As the waves crash down on me
I get that sting in my eyes
Paddling around until I see a wave
I’m shot towards the beach
And I stand up and breathe
The smell of the salty ocean
And the scent of sunscreen
The smashing waves
Send a mist across my face