Beach blessings

I'm wishing you some simple joys --
a sunny day and an inviting beach:
a blue umbrella to shade your eyes,
a comfy chair,
a lack of crowds
a cooling drink,
the cry of the gulls,
the pounding surf
and the feel of the sand,
warm beneath your feet.

I hope you find
a few sparse clouds
to break up the endless expanse of sky,
and I wish you each
a friend to talk with,
a lover to lie with,
a child to laugh with,
and a rainbow of color
to carry you through the day.
Blessings, my friend --
Blessings.


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