Love on the beach
By:
Aadel M Al-Mahdy
The
mighty expansion of the watery body was smooth like the oily skin of a recently
born babe and reflective of the celestial dome above. Brightly white clouds
looked like blossoming cotton flowers, thus enabling sea-gulls to blend in;
whiteness upon whiteness swooping and scooping fish. They limitedly disturbed the
calm face of the sea, while cool breeze limitlessly caressed mine. It was one
of those beautiful days where on the narrow strip of the beach, the sand shimmered
under the abating sun like gold grains.
From
my perching spot, my eyes fell on him. He lay close to the water, his
well-squared and strong body bathed in the lingering sun rays. Others were
walking in every direction except for her as her eyes have been fixed on him
for a long time and also shone in admiration.
Time
passed by and soon the sun started fighting the creeping troops of the darkness
and the smoothness of the water turned into beautiful roughness; waves chasing each
other and rhythmically beating the shores in a majestic symphony. But washed by
a wave, he woke up and walked away and then suddenly stopped mesmerized by her
looks.
“How
graceful she is!” he whispered, but when her hands moved flirtingly, he added, “Am
I invited to plunge into her magical sea?”, and a strange shiver ran though his
whole body. He hesitantly approached her. She moved forward a stride and then
stopped. He resumed his approach. The diminishing distance between them seemed
to take for ever. He whispered to himself, “Finally, I am here” , and looked
around to find the beach empty as everybody has already gone leaving behind tiny
trails on the sand.
Despite
the sun was gone, the full lunar celestial lamp guided him for his next move.
In the pouring lunar light, he embraced her. She held him tightly and then both
began dancing crazily to the rhythm of the shore-beating waves. They embraced
tighter and their dance grew crazier in body and soul until they came to a
climax and fell apart totally exhausted. They dazed; hands still clasped
together. When he came back to his senses, she was already gone. He wondered, “Was
she a sea fairy?”, but unable to find an answer, he dragged himself home; his
ten legs hardly carrying him while walking sideways.
The
End
