Amber's Beach Adventure

Amber's Beach Adventure   by Micki Morgret-Goldberg





Amber had been building a sand castle for the better part of the morning packing a pail with scoops of the beach. The grumble in her tummy told her it was almost time for lunch. The sun also revealed that it was high noon as it hung high above her head in the haze.

Sizzling in the sun's stare she had yet to notice her small shoulders were turning red because the ocean breeze caressed her skin and kept her cool with goose pimple kisses. Especially when she returned to the powdery white beach after frolicking in the foamy tide of the turquoise colored water.

Seagulls squawked in the distance. Wide waves lazily folded against the shore creating a lulling symphony of murmurs. Amber danced to the maritime melody sprinting from spot to spot in search of sea tumbled rocks and bits of glass, smoothly rounded by years of being battered between the ebb and flow of the tide. To Amber, they weren't just pieces of glass. They were treasured jewels pillaged long ago by pirates. Lost for centuries at sea when their ship capsized in a storm stranding the crew on a deserted island. Hurricanes are scary and destructive. Yet she found it beautiful that something horrible actually released a bounty held by bullies, so that the booty could float towards those worthy of such a reward. 

From afar one might mistake her for a mischievous sea nymph. Unkempt curls of her flowing red hair seemed to chase after her delicate limbs which gracefully flailed around her as she floated and frolicked about the beach. Shoveling the sugary sand into a bucket that was almost half her size. Whisking it back to her castle paying no attention to the weight of the world she literally lugged with her.


If you get a little smile out of this quick escape to the beach please share that light with all those you meet today. Thank you for reading ~MIcki