Flying in formation
Pelicans skim the waves

Children build sandcastles
At the edge
Of the frothed sea

Women in ruffled flower print bathing suits
Read dog eared paperbacks
On the windswept beach

Clustered on the sea wall
Bellies jutting into the sun
White bearded men
Pal Malls in their golf shirt pockets

Discuss wives
Who make their annoyance known
By no longer cooking meatloaf