SHADOWS IN THE SAND

As I walk towards the waves the sun on my back
I look down and see my shadow
My legs are long and I seem so tall
And I wonder where the time goes
From being a child, a sister, a wife
A mother, a friend different times in my life
I was holding someone’s hand
In the shadows in the sand

I see the shadow of little girl
With a man so big and strong
He walked me to the shoreline
Singing a happy song
We played tag with the waves
As they came on the shore
My pigtails flying free
I was holding my daddy’s hand
In the shadow in the sand

The only girl with three little brothers
We had a lot of fun
Surfing on our canvass mats
And playing in the sun
Mom would bring a lunch down
The memories are quite grand
I can still see the four of us running to the waves
In the shadows in the sand

In my teenage years my shadow changed
 

A womanly shape was there
My figure was like an hour glass
And the breeze blew my long hair
A young man with a surfboard
My first love held my hand
I watched as we walked to the shoreline
In the shadows in the sand

Again my shadow made a change
My belly was like a ball
For months I watched her daddy surf
Then she was born in the fall
Now a little girl was by my side
Her pigtails flying free
I held my daughter’s hand
In the shadow in the sand

Nowadays I walk to the waves
With the sun upon my back
I realize my shadow has changed
But what sees it never has
Although it looks like no one is there
I know I’m not alone
For now I hold God’s loving hand
In the shadow in the sand