Ivan Vatikani: "Theatre" (Honorable Mention, Coastal Commission Contest, 2015)



The warm water engulfs us as we frolic in the ocean of our ancestors.
The sand comforts my father as he watches us shatter the rippling clear veil under the heat of
the Pacific sun.
The wind dances elegantly, and the ocean dances with her.
The wind is graceful, smooth in motion, courtly in presence, joyful in her mothers song.
She caresses us with air, and comforts us with warm companionship.
But her brother moves as a fierce warrior,
Clapping his hands, thumping his feet on the shore, yet
He is smooth, in his demeanor, in his movement, in his dance.
He is the warrior that our people rode, and she is the dancer that guided them.
We watch and hear the dance performed.
As we exit the theatre of ocean and wind, we can still hear their mothers song.

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