Releasing Recollections

Hot days staring
at the ocean
listening
to a crescendo
played against
a blue backdrop

I recall girls
on blankets
turning their bodies
to even a tan
on oiled skin

I recall a boy
and a sandcastle
surrounded by moats
filled with water,
a bucket of shells nearby

Do they recall
stopping for fried shrimp,
with onion rings as big as
bangle bracelets?

The ocean continues
Time passes