Stone Soup

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Enchanting Sunset

A walk by the shore on a blazing summer day,
So hot that you can cook an egg on the street.
The soft silky sand tickles your toes
While you complain that it is hot as fire.

Happiness and laughter fill the air as I jump
From the glistening waves that try to pull me in.
You build a castle with your left hand
And eat a frozen treat with the other.

You spread a fuzzy blanket to sit back and wait,
For the time has come for you to be speechless.
In awe you see, your eyes sparkling bright,
Right at the horizon, is a sunset.

Enchanting Sunset Jinny Min
Jinny Min, 11
Mukilteo, Washington