I don’t think I have ever attended a beach party, but when I lived in Cologne all those years ago, I often spent summer days with friends at a Baggerloch, a man-made lake, swimming and sunbathing until it got chilly, then we’d light a fire to cook food, play guitar, sing, and drink Kölsch and Rhein wine.
I remember one time, I’d removed my glasses to go for a swim and managed to reach an inflatable that someone had left floating in the middle of the lake. Drifting on wavelets created by a gentle breeze, I lost sense of time and, shading my eyes with my hand, strained to locate the spot where my friends were camped out. Luckily, they’d already lit a fire and the flames were visible, despite my myopia. When I reached the shore, I was disgruntled to discover that they hadn’t noticed I’d been gone!
unfathomable
lake shimmers with the day’s heat
campfire songs echo
Kim M. Russell, 25th July 2019
response to Carpe Diem #1710 Beach Party
Today’s prompt is ‘Beach Party’ and our task is to create a haibun or tan-bun with a maximum of 250 words.
writing in north norfolk 
I live in a land-locked state, and I don’t much care for parties. So, I wouldn’t be much fun to take along as a guest! I tend to wander off somewhere so people won’t try to talk to me.
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I don’t like crowds but can cope with one or two to one situations. Mostly I hang out with my cats.
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