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Rachel Stone

Ocean

I drift off to sleep and soon the sounds of crashing waves

and laughing gulls are all around me

A cool breeze sweeps a strand of hair into my face
as I stare out across the expanse of water

The sand is damp beneath my feet

and the salty spray licks my toes

The beach is deserted

and the ocean stretches as far as my eye can see

I am alone

surrounded by the crashing waves

Soon I am running

Running faster and faster along the seashore

The wind is whipping my face

and a warm mist caresses my feet

I drop to the sand in exhaustion

and lie with my feet at the edge of the waters

My body is filled with warmth

as I stretch out, breathing deeply to calm my beating heart

The waves engulf my feet and slowly move up my legs

as the tide begins its ascent towards the rocks beyond

My feet go numb from the constant icy chill of the waters

but I continue to lie there motionless

Until the waters swallow me

and I am just another wave

Drifting in the wind

[TABLE OF CONTENTS, LHS CLASS OF 2012 EDITION]