Hopscotch On The Beach

See them.
All shapes and sizes:
from seaside-postcard fat
to Serbiana Ana Reksič.
All confident, the Good Fairy’s gift
to all Spaniards in the cradle.

See them.
From Juan to Pepe,
pork-belly carried proud
in confident strut and strolling
down the Playa de la Chata.

See Dad
run down the beachfront,
from sand-drawn start point
to weekend son-chosen finish,
racing with his first born-son.

See Mum,
smoking and joking
with Pepa, Mari or
any former workmate,
la niña playing hopscotch
until the tide washes the lines.