Living The Dream

When I was a child I had a dream
About living by the sea.
I was walking on the gleaming wet sand
With only the wide open space and me.

I could almost hear the sound of the waves
As they tumbled on to the shore.
And as the tide sucked them out again
I could hear their giant roar.

I could picture the vastness of the horizon
And the brightness of the setting sun.
I could see reflections glistening on the water
Enticing me to join in the fun.

I could even feel the ever present breeze
And smell the sea salt in the air.
It was so real, I was living the dream
Almost as if I was there.

Then one day my life changed direction
And my greatest wish came true.
We moved to a pretty little house on the coast
That had captured my dream in its view.

Now as I live out my senior years
I have no further wish to roam.
I'm content here in my little house by the sea
I am home.

İKaye Stubbington
20th.April 2011