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Serenity Written Sketch in Verse

Serenity Written Sketch in Verse

Waves were washing up white foam on the shore .
He stood there taking it all in , filling his lungs with the thick , chafing air . On the white-sand beach bairns were building elaborate structures .
It was an escape from the concrete jungle . It was the serenity of innocence , this wave of calm washing over him . He wondered how he could manage to not take it for granted .
He wanted to spend time here , to grow up here , to live his life here .
Why does time have to fly when he ’ s in his happiest place ?
Time — something he wished he had more of to spend with his family .
~ Charlie S .
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