Unbridled bodies
Embraced by sunlight’s cloak
Kick discarded burger bags
Baring gifts for seagulls
Skimming over rocks,

Over breaking waves
Rising in the swell
Beyond the boats and jet skis,
Where herring-gull nest
Against chiselled faced cliffs.

As parents rest sun drenched
On outstretched tartan blankets
And children scream and run
Bewitched by chime bellowing
Chip and ice-cream vans,

Sandals on the sand
Casting silhouettes
Over elegant sandcastles
Built by soft gentle hands
And grandparents.