Tiny tot
teasing a wave
taunting toes
tip-toeing in
to chase the ebb
then turning with
timid, toddler terror
to dash away
from the onrushing tide
Eventually a
wave spanks her
smacking her plump bottom
down with a shove to shore
where she sits for a second
and considers her adversary
then waddles with a bit
of an impish grin
back to tango
with the surf again
daring the giant curls
of the Atlantic
to comb her out!