straining
eyes and aching back
summer sun skin    sandy toes
wet pants rolled up

waves recede
look close search seek scan
sand shells stones pebbles grit    glass

churned by tarnished Michigan water and sand
smoothed by time
left to find

brown blue white green
small large rounded angled flat clear
frosted smooth
each piece
a trophy

each piece a memory a moment
minutes hours and
afternoons spent
together