Chesterman

The beach
Sunshine and sand
Wind and waves
Blankets and bikinis
Children and sand castles
Umbrellas and Ray Bans

Chesterman
Not quite
Such a beach

Wide and shallow
Stretch of sand
Waves become gentle rollers
Rollers become a foamy wash
Reaching far onto shore
Ending in a languid ripple
Even in the season of storms

Camera in hand
I explore
All the exquisite features
Of the beach
That is not
That kind of beach