Yesterday

By Katie Goldstein

Yesterday, I went to the beach

It was foggy,

The kind of day where sea meets sand

And they discover they’re long-lost cousins

Still, I walked the line

Of sea and shore

And let the waves wash the sand

From between my toes

I collected so many shells

And rocks

That my pockets sung to me as I stepped:

The song of the sea, and me

Later, I showed a friend my saltwater plunder

And they asked me

What I would do with such treasure

A good question

For which I have no answer

Except, maybe, this poem