THE SIMPLE LIFE

thomas-hanks:

© Thomas Hanks Photography

Life could be simple.

The sun on your face.

The sand between your toes.

The cries of sea gulls.

The smell of salt water.

What else can be needed?

THE SIMPLE LIFE

thomas-hanks:

© Thomas Hanks Photography

Life could be so simple.
So pure.
The sun on your face.
The sand between your toes.
The cries of sea gulls.
The smell of salt water.
What else could be needed?

A DAY AT THE BEACH

I want to be at the beach.
I want to walk down the wood stairs
and step into the soft sand.
Let the sand flow through my toes.
Feel the hot sun on my face.
Smell the breeze coming off the ocean.
Watch the birds swoop down to pick
at the fish near the surface of the water.
Hear the soft lapping of the waves at the shore.
Feel the cold water hitting my body.
So good!
So cold!
Everything comes at a price.
Even in your dreams.

A DOOR

I love doors.
What do the open to?
What’s behind this one?
If I were to guess, then
I would say that the ocean
lies behind this door.
A white stairway, with colorful
flowers growing on each side,
leads down to white sand.
Sand so soft that it feels like
velvet between your toes.
Before you, all you can see is ocean
in shades of blue and green.
In my mind, I run down the stairs
and sit down in the sand.
I take a deep breath of salty air
and watch the seagulls swoop
down to catch any fish on the surface
of the clear water.
All this can be seen just from a door.