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I Love the Ocean

Warm All Aglow...

By: IamIam
Written on March 8th, 2008

I love the ocean . Something about the water and the breeze and the vastness of everything… the ocean, time, space, even ourselves. The sunset colors, their reflected hues, reflected and reflected, again and again. The calm entrance, warm all aglow, self-idling in the "beach vastness". The stars in the black sky, the waves brushing and smashing. The shells, the minnows, the sparkling sunlight, reflected and reflected, again and again. Mesmerizing away all the thoughts.

By: IamIam
Age: 46-50 , Male
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    Pmacphoto
    Pmacphoto

    Being in the navy and serving 3 years on aircraft carriers I`ve crossed the Atlantic and pacific several times and have sailed the 7 seas. I have seen the beauty of the oceans and the ugliness that Mother Nature can show us. The oceans are something to love but also respect and fear.

    Nov 30, 2012
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    loveispatient34
    loveispatient34

    yeah just think of all those who got stranded in the middle of the oceans at night and not knowing what lies underneath the deep - that would suck - being stuck out in the oceans - no one is around - and you can only see the light of the moon on the surface of the waters

    Nov 30, 2012
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    dreamcat22
    dreamcat22

    I am more a mountain person myself. Give me that good fresh air with plenty of snow. Maggie

    Dec 10, 2009
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    IamIam
    IamIam

    Thanks Tate, it's actually an excerpt from a story called "Joni and the Ocean"....

    Jun 23, 2008
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    sonyarose8
    sonyarose8

    I feel the same...for a large portion in my life, I have lived along waters ... I mean within reasonable, few minutes to maybe half-hour driving distance. To me, the sounds of the ocean sucks all the negatives out of my body ... like stress or worries. I feel happy and wonderful to be alive.

    Mar 31, 2008
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    IamIam
    IamIam

    I find the ocean makes me feel like I am in a daydream (especially with a margaurita or two) and very in touch with my inner self. Very existential.

    Mar 17, 2008
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    DrewBerry
    DrewBerry

    I love those millions of little reflected sparkles on the watertop at sundown when the shadows are so long in the day... mezmerizing - a good choice in words.. often very hypnotic



    The comparison between the peacefulness and unforgiving harshness of nature is right on spot. Both strange and ironic in a wonderful way.

    Mar 17, 2008
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    IamIam
    IamIam

    When the ocean is rough and windy, it actually feels quiet, almost like having ear muffs on. And when the ocean is calm and quiet, the sounds somehow become immense in their infinite delicacy.



    Kind of strange...

    Mar 16, 2008
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    IamIam
    IamIam

    The thing about the ocean is that any one element can be mesmerizing, but there are so many elements, the water, the breeze, the warmth, the reflections, and it can be both peaceful and unmerciful.



    And the mountains have the same sorts of elements, except the depths of the sea are replaced with the valleys and peaks, and the abyss of the dark water is replaced with the vertigo of the abyss.

    Mar 15, 2008
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    MakingPeace
    MakingPeace

    Love the sound of waves lapping on a sand beach. One of the most beautiful sounds in nature, right up there with wind blowing thru the trees and rain falling gently on the roof of a house...



    :^)

    Mar 15, 2008
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    Cinderelly
    Cinderelly

    Very pretty. I love being at the beach, and its sad that they surround me, yet I'm hardly ever there... collecting dozens of pretty stones and picking up the odd shaped driftwood as I walk along...

    Mar 8, 2008
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