Like a sea-beast crawled forth, that on a shelf/ Of rock or sand reposeth, there to sun itself.

We used to say that the motivations for tourists were sea, sun and sand ... the three new S's are safety, security and sanitation.

The Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;The winds that will be howling at all hours,And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;For this, for everything, we are out of tune.

Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.

I wiped away the weeds and foam, I fetched my sea-born treasures home; But the poor, unsightly, noisome things Had left their beauty on the shore, With the sun and the sand and the wild uproar

Writing is the beast unto itself.