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This week has been a difficult one of ramped up tension. The news of the coronavirus growing in proportions has caused fear, concern, school districts closing, and the darkening of the NYC theater. Life is not the way we knew it so when another gray day suddenly turned to sunshine, my family took a ride to one of Long Island's most beautiful areas, the ocean. 

On a sky-lit afternoon,
I soak in the expansive shoreline view.

A cool breeze brushes past

on its way to rustle in the seagrass.

I listen to the soft voices of

 whispering waves crashing the shore.

I watch high-spirited visitors

whose feet caress the sand,

leisurely pedal their bikes,

or jauntily walk the long boardwalk.

I pause to capture sun shadows

playing on the boardwalk,

grateful for the sun lighting the sky

with radiant joy.

Life is different at the beach.

Peace floats on a sea of thought.

far away from media blasts.

☵

Each year since March 2015, I have engaged in Two Writing Teacher's Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge. Slicing allows me to ponder life, literacy, and learning, capturing small moments poetically through writing, photography, and digital art. Welcome to Day 15 of 31 days of writing with Two Writing Teachers.