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Sep
16
Morning Awake
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I get up five o’clock in the morning, eager to see the sunrise from the ocean. The sunrise is around six thirty according to the calendar. I walk to the living room where the windows open to the ocean: it is still dark outside, pitch dark blue. I sit down with my plate of toasts and jam, watching the sky, enjoying the morning peacefulness. The sky gradually turns lighter, and I start marching outside the door.
The morning air bears a hint of coolness in a summer morning of west coast, long pants and a wind breaker are all I need to enjoy an early morning walk. My steps are light but I can clearly hear my breathing with occasional bird chirping breaking the silence of a dawn. There were no other passengers, walking in solitude accompanies me. The mist is flowing, while flowers are tinted with dews and a glimpse of dim light. Statues of gardens are standing half asleep, though letters of house numbers glow in the dark. Up in the wide sky of dark grey blue, a full moon is bright, refusing to give away its place. Gradually, I approached the open field of Point Dume State Park, where a trail lies before my eyes.
I step forward sanded pathway, plants brushing against me, sparrows of kinds flying around the mountains in the nearby distance, dark grey blue water widely open reflecting the sky. Ripples of the ocean only brings paddling sounds to the ear, while two egrets are cuddling on the rocks, sound asleep. The sun sticks out of light clouds in dark orange; while the moon is still clear in bright white on the other side of the sky. An ocean breeze is gently sweeping, a bell under the cliff delivers soft ringing. Little by little, the sun climbs up unveiling itself; its orange light spreads into the clouds, highlighting the waves. Sky turns brighter, dimming the moon. With a ray of light sneaking in, egrets start to move around, stretching their necks, spreading their wings. As waves splash the shore stronger, the bell is echoing with more rhythms: “Ding, ding…” Upon one ringing, egrets lift their wings and take off. A group of pelicans glide across the sky, and the moon disappears anonymously. A beautiful golden light radiates the sky, casting on the ocean.
Finally, morning is awake.