I stand on the ocean shore,watching the waves go by.The sun is going down but I don’t leave.I will stay out on the ocean shore.

Seagulls fly overhead,they land down on the beach.Their far-off cries bid the day good-night.

Out in the sunset I see dolphinsleaping through the waves.Their turning, jumping transformsthe setting sun into the start of a new day.They call out to me and I long to join themin the freedom that is the sea.

Sunset is a dark, purple haze,recalling everything that is beautiful.I grab a boogie-boardand float along with the water.A giant wave comes over meand I tumble head over heels underwater.In the sea I am a new creature.When I return to the surfaceI laugh out loud.

I look up and see the first stars.The sky is becoming black.It is time for me to be going.Tomorrow I’ll come backand watch from the ocean shore.