On the Beach Footprints sink into the hard wet sands As you walk too close to the spray Of tempting small waves On the edge of the shore Saying today is never the day To carve your name on a monument Of granite or marble or malachite Or your mark on a theatre's walk-way. Today is a time to bask in the sun To forget ambitious lure To laugh and love life -- And removed from all strife -- Relax and be merry. Note: I think this should be finished: ... Relax and be merry Toujours.