The Sea Crab’s Dream 08/04/2009

The Sea Crab’s Dream

Waves slowly roll over the sea crab

Pushing it up the white sand beach

Placing it in the  wet sand

The perfect location

To sit and sun itself

Looking out over azure waters.

The crab dreams

Of things a crab shouldn’t dream

Of waterfalls dropping into luxurious pools

Of bikini clad Waitresses

Bringing foo foo drinks

With little umbrellas 

He dreams of these things

Because of his adventure

Taken hostage while in the ocean

By a little toe headed child.

With a shovel and bucket

Taken to a prison cell on floor number 8

Sitting in this prison unable to crawl out

He spent the night afraid and alone

Until a crash and a bang

The bucket tipped over

He escaped

Rode in something called an elevator

Where a women screamed the entire 8 floor ride down

He scurried out of this “Elevator”

Scrambling between  fat sunburnt legs

Of tourists dragging bags filled with beach gear

Down the tiled hallway

Past the reception desk.

Then skidded to a stop……

And saw it ……

This water wonderland

Fake volcanoes with slides

Lava rock waterfalls

Bridges and pathways

Hidden pools of heated steaming water

The humans wandering around

A large pool of water

With a sandy beach entrance

With colored drinks in their hands

All decked out  colorful garments

This was paradise

He found one of the little umbrellas

That had fallen out of a drink

And lounged and listened to the soothing music.

All day long he relaxed

He must tell the others

As the sun began to set

The humans dispersed

He made his way back to the ocean

Across the grass

Over the cement pathway

Over the stretch of sand

He snaps out of this dream

Several crabs are now sitting on the sand beside him

Their little claws filled with beach gear.

He gives the signal

Hundreds of crabs surface from the ocean.

Across the sand

Over the cement pathway

Across the grass….

Screams are heard

BAC 08/04/2009