The Coast, Isabelle Kantz

The Coast

The waves roll onto the sand and barely reach the tips of my toes. I close my eyes and take in the smell of salt and seaweed, reopening them as I look out into the deep indigo sea. I gaze down and wiggle my toes in the slightly crunchy sand, and a small sand crab scuttles out of a hole. A warm breeze blows my hair in all different directions as a sensation of relaxation and purity flows throughout my body. Almost too far into the water for me to see, a small sailboat bobs along the horizon line with dolphins playfully chasing after it. I take a few steps forward and the chill of the water rushes over my feet. The wave comes in and goes well over my ankles, then pulls back out, leaving a few grains of sand on the top of my skin.

Isabelle Kantz ’16

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