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