A Rivers Rest

A Haiku Bouquet

Photo by Martín Saenz on Unsplash

Shingle rolls in waves
Lapping at the water’s edge
Eroding at my dreams.

Long-legged herons stalk
In shallows where children play~
Minnows splash and shriek.

Pinned by chosen rocks
Towels cushion bronzing bodies~
Knuckles for a bed.