Equinox 2022 | Page 26

Once Upon

a Summer's Day

Author: Klement Silo

Once upon a summer’s day,

Was a towel, on which I lay,

Thinking that there’d be nothing more,

That the beach could have in store.

While I lay there, thinking deeply,

Suddenly I had an inkling,

To turn around, rather feebly,

And gaze upon the sea-blue shore.

As if there were gems galore,

The sea sparkled, shore to shore,

Leaving me no room to bore,

Rather, with an urge to go explore.

I found myself, once swimming freely,

Starting to get weak and sleepy,

The sun started setting down upon the now darkened shore.

If there were more time, I wondered, could I have felt something more?