Moonlight at the Beach

 

The following is a required assignment from my English teacher however it can also be used to calm stressed minds. Enjoy!

Imagine…

You walk along the beach in the soft moonlight, the sand making no sound under your gritty feet. You sniff the sharp smell of sea salt. You stop and take a deep breath, drinking in your surroundings; the swish of rolling waves, the quiet whisper of the breeze, the shining moonlight on your back. It feels great. You roll your shoulders and keep walking.

The water suddenly beckons to you, gravitating you closer. It looks so gentle, so tranquil, like a smooth jade surface. The soft roll of the waves lures you in, spotlighting their brilliant blue-green sheen in the gleaming moonlight. You step a little closer and the water does not hesitate to wrap around your ankles, dragging you in. You laugh as you stumble forward into the sea, splashing with the glistening water. It swirls around you and you finally recognize a new emotion you have not had ever since your troubled days had begun.

It is pure, exuberant joy.

The water pulls away, retreating into the sea’s deep depths, pleading you to join it. It slides away leaving velvety sand in its wake, dragging your worries away. You do not notice the time racing by as you stare into the voluminous green mass before you. You are transfixed to the water, and can’t help but gaze into the brilliantly white foaming waves as they gracefully dance around you.

For a moment, there are no thoughts in your mind. In fact you are feeling nothing but the shallow rush of the sea’s soothing fingers, massaging your stress until it is no more before slipping back upon itself. Its churning rush relaxes your tense muscles and just the relieving aroma of sea water puts you into a deep sleep, your heart pounding to the rhythm of the rolling waves.

In, out.

In, out.

             In, out.

     In, out…