We jump into a car
But not too fast
Not too far
It’s the beach at last

We set up a mat
And drank some juice
As parents sat
Children went loose

I swam in the sea
And played with sand
I felt so free
Like a bird above land

I was flying a kite
But it snapped by the string
It flew out of sight
Into the most beautiful thing…

A sky with a sun
Half hidden by the sea
And the day was done
For my family and me

by Winona Garcia, 13 years old, Bright Academy