The Beach

• Grace Burkett, Grade 7, Mary MacKillop College
• Poetry
• 2016

Excellence Award in the 'Word Zone 2016' competition

The bitter taste of salt on your tongue.
The sting of hot sand on your feet.
The sight of dolphins and whales frolicking on the horizon.
The sound of waves crashing and birds singing sweet sounds of joy.
The feel of warmth from the sun on your skin and patches of shade from the cover of palm leaves.
The breeze that could turn your hair to straw and whip sand onto your sun kissed skin.
The sun setting creating a moment never to be forgotten.
The sound of crabs scurrying across the slowly cooling sand to get to their deep, cold homes.
What am I?