NOTTAWASAGA BEACH poem

Nottawasaga Bay

the few remaining swimmers
reluctant to leave the water
rush in for last dips
this afternoon warm
now the chilly evening breezes are about
defiant challenge the sun
at the edge of water sinking
a last farewell

© Richard L. Provencher 1974

first published 1974
Polished Pebbles
A Bluewater Anthology
Seeker Publishing Co.
Sarnia, Ontario