Poems & Stories

First

Do you want to go somewhere new today?
How about a nice trip to the seaside?
Take this book. There's sun and sand
and seashells on the beach. There are
dolphins and fish under the waves
and there are seagulls in the sky.
Can you hear them call?
There are kids making sand castles
that tower over them or burying their parents in the sand.
There are shrunken boats on the horizon
that stretch and grow as they come to shore.
There is dark blue water that goes all
the way out as far as you can see to the bottom of the sky.
There is a salty smell on the air.
Do you smell it?

Or maybe you would prefer the mountains?
I think this one will do.
See how high up you can go. Walk the trails, climb the rocks. Look out
at everything small around you as you stand on the top. The air is a little chilly this high up. You're so close to the clouds now it seems like you could reach them from here. If you look out you can see the place where the sun disappears.