Bearded blond, sun-streaked 

Strums acoustic guitar 

While warm wind flaps 

At his open shirt 

 

Tanned bodies, stroll or loll 

Salt mixed with sweat, 

Sunscreen or coconut oil 

Sporting swimsuits and flip flops 

 

Rollerblader swishes by 

Then another 

On sandy asphalt 

And bleached boards 

 

Bicycles glide in formation 

Steady stream 

Sunlight glinting 

Off helmets, spokes and watches 

 

Balanced between curb 

And line 

Beach and street 

They wend their way 

 

Wild grasses wave 

Over dirty sand 

As waves pound  

In and out 

 

Another day 

At the ocean