Silence.
\nSmooth, glassy reflection.
\nRipples
\nPeace.
\nWind
\nWhispers darting back and forth
\nBe quiet, careful.<\/p>\n
Suddenly
\nA thunderous crash
\nAs a watery hand slaps the surface of the beach,
\nSand soaring in all directions
\nTumbling
\nScuttling
\nSwept out to sea.<\/p>\n
Silence again.
\nKelp afloat
\nBunching together
\nDrifting
\nTendrils spreading, tangling, entwining
\nWhorls of fish this way and that
\nAlert, they swirl and
\nChurn.<\/p>\n
A roar
\nAs the driftwood slams the sand
\nAs the kelp swarm washes ashore
\nAs the ocean recedes, hissing dangerously.
\nThe sun dries the seaweed
\nThe sun warms the sand
\nThe ocean is quiet.<\/p>\n
Silence.
\nA splash.
\nSilence.
\nA howl.
\nSilence.<\/p>\n
Back and forth,
\nEbb and flow,
\nSlow and fast,
\nHarmony to discord,
\nPeace to violence
\nAnd back again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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