Summer Bay

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| September 24, 2023

SUMMER BAY

Seagulls flying,

sailboats plying,

driftwood drying.

On a sparkling summer’s day,

take me to a white-capped bay,

cloudless azure sky overhead,

changing tides where seabirds tread,

children covered in white sand,

building castles, tall, grand.

Barbara Ruby of Puyallup grew up on Fidalgo Island, the inspiration for this poem.

SHARING STORIES is a weekly column for and about the 50 plus crowd living in the Puget Sound region. Send your stories and photos to ariele@comcast.net. Tell local or personal stories; discuss concerns around aging and other issues; share solutions, good luck, and reasons to celebrate; poems are fine too. Pieces may be edited or excerpted. We reserve the right to select among pieces. Photos are always a plus and a one-sentence bio is requested (where you live, maybe age or career, retired status, etc.).

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