We played with joy in the shallows
Frolicked in tidal pools.
With glittering sand and water
A playground for my school.
Some people splashed into the waves
A perfect day had begun.
We weaved and darted through their legs
All children having fun.
The children were gone in a splash
Why had they been upset?
My brothers, sisters had panicked
Eyes searching for a threat.
Not danger but food rained down
And with it shared relief.
Clam meat, worms and escaping prawns
We were going to have a feast!
I snagged a big piece of clam
I wasn't going to share.
Shocked, I was rewarded with pain
And a flight through the air.
A hairy hand grabbed my middle
Eyes examined his prize.
Rudely shoved me in a bucket
Though I was undersized.
As the world slowly disappeared
More fish were caught I'll bet.
Not many more fish in the sea
At least it wasn't nets.