The Beauty Of the Beach

The gentle rush of lapping waves reaches your ears.

You've been so busy spending your time grinding for NP

That you haven't had a visit to the beach in years.

You follow the well-worn path as you start to trek up a dune.

Anticipation coils in your chest, both excitement and nerves.

The sea has always represented wildness and freedom

And you haven’t allowed those feelings the time they deserve.

The closer you get to the beach, the more you start to hear:

Laughter and joyful screams float over top of the waves,

The rustle of umbrellas, the rhythmic thwack of a volleyball;

Sounds of Neopian enjoyment that you’ve started to crave.

Underfoot, the warm sand gently cushions your steps.

Overhead, an Island Kateil gracefully soars through the blue.

In so many ways, today is just another ordinary day,

So why does it feel like you’re making a breakthrough?

A Kougra family races past as you near the top of the hill.

You’re hit with the scent of sunscreen, the crisp saltiness of brine.

The wind caresses your face and you tilt your head to the sky,

Feeling as if you're cloaked in the warmth of the sun’s shine.

No matter how much time has passed since you’ve last been,

A sense of peace starts to fill you up as you near the sea.

And as you finally crest over the dune to look upon the beach

You realize this is where you were always meant to be.