I watch her from the door
As she plays along the shore

She digs her toes into the sand
Builds a castle from the land

A wave sweeps past her knees
She giggles, as if to tease

A bucket, shovel, sand and water
Easily occupy my daughter

She has a smile, when she looks up at me
My child so happy by the sea

She is alone, but not lonely
Her playmate is the sea.