The Cottage

It stands overlooking the cove Watching the waves Tumble over each other like playing children Hours of searching the beach For a treasure to bring back Only to wonder... What treasures will be found tomorrow Family dinners bring my family together Telling funny jokes and fascinating stories About times long ago My cousins play Arguing about whose paper airplane is best Only to burst out in laughs and giggles The smell of the sea hangs in the air And on me too After I've gone beachcombing at low tide As I watch the seals I imagine that I am swimming with them Diving under And coming back up splashing and playing As the sun slowly goes down I see it drown in the ocean Bathing the cottage in orange light