The sun shines tanning my skin.
Warmth and humidity enclose my body, sand sticks to my body.
                                                                           A smell of salt sticks to the air.
I walk to our beach spot, with sand  between my toes.
                                                                    “Want to go for a swim” I say.
“Maybe in a little while” my mom replies.
                                           I run into the water, with a smile upon my face.
                                                            My goggles squeeze my face as I submerge.
                    I sift through the sandy bottom looking for a piece of treasure.
                                                                        I surface…
                                                         “Mom look what I found!’
                                                         “Make sure to put it back.” she responds
           I gaze at the sand dollar, I think to myself “what a unique and magnificent creature.”
                                                        It looks dead but be assured that it’s alive.
             Again I submerge, I place the sand dollar back in the sand and cause a commotion.

While I’m down in the sand I see a crab, small and fraile it tries to conquer the sand just like a mountain.
                                    The ocean is a forest, peaceful but living things are all around.
I gaze and see the crab has conquered his sandy enemy.
                                                      At last I surface… With a new perspective of land.
   I realize how lucky I really am.
                                              I walk up the mushy shore to our spot and lay down on my towel.
I think to myself “I never realized how big I can be, until I see what’s around me…”