On the beach

 

A long time ago

people wouldn’t

take off their clothes

out in the open.

 

Nowadays

we think different

because what feels

more pleasant than

 

the warmth of the sun,

the wind touch your skin

while you build castles

and dig in the sand.

 

Play in the waves

and rinse yourself of

in a shallow part

of the sea.

 

But I know for sure

that the children then

enjoyed themselves

as much as you do now

 

while playing on the beach.

 

 

Illustrations, free after various examples of picture postcards

© Joke van der Ark 2012

 

Rhyme  28