Holiday in Cromer
Slicing seawalls cut feet,
salt breaks over fish ’n’ chips.
Buckets of cool water
dislodge castle foundations.
Chicken pox sister’s blisters
divide parental duties.
Pushchair brothers in shades
drip icecream into nappies.
Walks stretch to France and back
to fetch forgotten suncream.
RNLI pencil case
swallows sand like seagulls.
Cardigans break breezes
pulled in by setting sun.
At night twelve flip flops sleep
on three caravan steps.
© Matthew Joseph Johnson, 2009
