sea sand and seashells summer

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My most favorite summers

were the ones

when the children were little

summers at the beach

sea sand shells

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we often were the last ones

to leave the beach

we stayed at my parents 

they lived near the beach

and the house had rooms for all of us 

I made pictures

and at the end when we had to leave

there was a beautiful book

with lots of fun memories.

we went "home" back to the city

with happy healthy children

we had to get used

to wearing shoes again

and when we had icecream

it was never as delicious

as grandmother's

now

summers bring new memories

my parents are long "gone"

my children are having their own summers

and 

I am having summer

with my granddaugther 

not at the beach but in the garden.

wish 

I could live near the beach 

and have summers 

all over again

with the "children"

and their children

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happy summer to all of you