A single flip flop punctuates a runaway sentence of ashy sand

Echos of thousands of tourists

Fall silent on the tired boardwalk

Shadows of sun wet skin

Carried off on an October evening wind

Inks of tee shirt shops and pirate themed bars

Bloom across the shuttered night

Only neon candy shop rainbows

Splashing mini golf dinosaurs

In teals in pinks

Remind the out of season ocean of summer