KELPIE
The breeze from the ocean ruffles her hair. Short, blonde strands feather softly around her face. Water as blue as her eyes rolls gently shoreward to capture her bare feet. She smiles and spreads her arms to the wind, inhaling the salty flavor. A few steps seaward and she is in water above her waist. Waves breaks over her lightly. The pale skin of her back gleams with moisture. Graceful as a mer-spirit, she dives, arcs and curls into the deeper water.
From his seat on the sand, he devours with his eyes the one thing he cannot have.
VENUS RISING
Shining like sunlight on water, her golden hair appears far out on the rolling sea. Pale arms flash as she swims for the shore with strong, even strokes.
He stands for a better view, waving as she raises one hand in salute. For an instant his heart stutters as she disappears beneath the waves, but a moment later she surfaces again, resuming her progress toward shore.
Then she is in shallow water, standing, rising in one smooth motion, shaking away the moisture from her hair. Her eyes find his: her smile is as bright as the sun.
ADONIS WAITING
She sees him standing patiently on the beach. Always, he is there, in the corner of her mind, waiting. Constant and true, like the stars she loves. How does she deserve such devotion?
She runs, laughing and splashing like a child in the surf, straight toward him.