Haiku from the beach

Pelicans glide
Wingtips to water
Leaving me behind.

I am happy.
The sea sighs beside me:
My footprints will wash away.

Shrimpers pull nets
Smelling of fish
Into the clouds.

Glistening arcs,
Children dive
Into white cresting waves.

I squint. The ocean
Commands my whole view.
Crash! Surf pounds at my feet.

A shrimp boat spreads nets
On sparkling water.
Our home is too far from the sea.