Reflection:

This is an example of what happens when an Instagram post becomes a poem. I wrote this the day after we got home from our beach trip. I've played quite a bit with the line breaks and how I start each stanza. This is one of my favorite pieces I've written because this was such a sweet day with my son. We were at the beach for the last day and he absolutely demanded we catch a wave to bring back to his dad. His dad teared up when we got home and I told him about Henry holding it proudly in his lap for the entire 6 hour trip home. The cup sits on his dad's bedside table.