Friday, September 24, 2010

Waves

Waves rolling up a shore, over rocks.
I am lost in thought, overwhelmed by my life my head hurts I  lay back and feel it coming.  I begin to lose consciousness of my surroundings.  The green algea on the rocks Is slippery though I have no fear of falling.  I stoop over and snatch up a small stone.  My hand reels back and the rock skips three times before it sinks to the bottom.  I sit down.  The cool ocean air gently pulls the few strands of hair from my face.  The sea salt coats my lips.  The temperature begins to drop .  I pull my legs up against my body.  I have no worries.  The rocks are soft and they feel good against my thighs.  I am finally at peace.

3 comments:

  1. I feel like I am at this place too. I like the last line. "I am finally at peace"

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  2. This is really a nice piece. I especially like the images that made me feel like I was there as a reader, images like the reeling hand, or the salt water on the lips. I felt like this could have been a poem, and if you are interested, I'd be happy to go over the process of forming poetry, and the times when poetry is appropriate versus prose, or paragraphed writing.

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  3. I agree with Monica, I like the last sentence.

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