I have a very vivid memory from when I was a child-- swimming at a particular beach, on a particular summer day. The water was very clear and the bottom was all sand, the sun was coming through at just a certain angle so that if you opened your eyes underwater everything around you was gold and sparkling. A silent world of peace. The water was warm and the sand was soft and there was nowhere to be, nothing else to be doing besides diving under the waves, skimming along the bottom, reveling in the quiet, the colors, the fun. Feeling your body like a mermaid, like a fish, sinuous and in touch with every muscle.
Today I returned to that beach. And although I was an adult, for a moment-- I was a mermaid.
Artwork is by Molly Harrison and can be found: http://www.mollyharrisonart.com
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