The Beach

tall marsh grasses      
stood before her      
rustling in the mist      
sun enveloped in rushing      
clouds of moisture      
breaking free every now      
and then      
burning through      
the humidity      
in flashes of bright light      
turning everything golden      
and lush all at once      
the air heavy      
with vapor     
she closed her eyes      
and drifted along      
with the salty breezes      
of the ocean      
in the distance      
the roar and crash of     
waves against the shore         
absorbing the atmosphere
with every drop of water     
upon her skin      
wonderfully      
drenched in it