She let out a
high-pitched giggle as she ran across the soft warm sand. Her arms out stretched, her small round face
full of anticipation. She is wearing a
sky-blue swimsuit that matches the color of her eyes. Her curly brown hair was dancing in the ocean
breeze.
She ran into
the cool blue water, screaming with glee at reaching her destination. As the water splashed against her legs with
each new incoming wave, she takes in her surroundings. Like a dancer surveying her stage, she smiled
with great pleasure, as she began her dance. Turning and jumping as each tiny wave caressed
her small brown legs. She was lost in
pleasure and awe of the great ocean that was lending itself as her grand stage.
The white/gray
gulls gliding over her head seemed to be acting as her audience, calling out
for her to continue this great performance for their pleasure. The lapping of the tides as they come together
seem to be her orchestra playing her favorite music piece. The big white clouds made for a very dramatic
backdrop for her stage. The sun danced
off each droplet of water that hung at the ends of her brown curls, as if
hundreds of tiny fairies crowned her head in celebration of the dance. As each wave of water lapping around her legs
sent her jumping and twirling, the golden rays of sun seemed to spotlight the
star dancer in this beach ballet.
After several
minutes, the beautiful dance comes to an end. The young dancer pauses, panting
from exhaustion. Stepping back from the
water, she stands staring into the cool blue waves that have participated in
her dance. With a sweet smile on her
small round face, that gave a look of gratitude that said “Thank you for the
dance!”
As she stood
there water dripping from her onto the sand, she dug her small toes into the
soft sand as if to mark the next date and time that she would take this very
stage. With a nod of her head, she was
gone as quickly as she had appeared.
