The sun suddenly bursts

forth from pink clouds

as people in chairs

and on walks stop

to breathe it all in.

A tall, lean man with

white hair, jeans,

a flannel shirt,

and old sneakers,

leans over a fishing rod

to bate it for his wife.

Another man stops

to admire Luna and

tells me about his dogs

and how COVID has

impacted his small business.

I find a five dollar bill

in the sand with no owner

in sight, a good luck sign?

In the distance sitting

on the beach with her dog

is one of my daughters.

She joins in the stroll

and then her sister and

her new lab puppy join us.

We make out way back

to the house, hot coffee,

and toasted zucchini bread.