Most times, a walk along the beach is merely just that. It’s a magical experience as is; enjoy the sensation of the waves caressing your toes, delight in the antics of the seagulls, and marvel when you find a pretty shell or a piece of sea glass polished perfectly smooth.
On rare occasions, you might grasp a glimpse of a mythical mermaid shyly spying on you, peeking out from behind the arched portal that connects your worlds. Perhaps you can prevent her from silently slipping away when craftily igniting her curiosity by blowing bubbles from the bottle you confiscated from your baby nephew when he became bored and thirsty. Maybe she will in turn slap her tail against the water to generate a mist that magically hangs in the air and creates a rainbow.
Most times, a walk along the beach is merely just that, but it is always magical, and on special occasions, you may even form a friendship with a figure from myth who now awaits your return.
This story was inspired by:
Sadje’s (Keep It Alive) What Do You See photo prompt: (image above) a rock formation extending into water in the shape of a portal/ doorway.
Denise’s (GirlieOnTheEdge) Six Sentence Story prompt: bubble
Elderberry Tea 
I see both a magic portal, and a giant gentle seahorse, sipping seawater! Because once you accept & invite a mermaid, it opens the door…❤
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I love the interpretation of the image as a giant gentle seahorse!
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~~only seen by those of us who accept and invite the mermaid! 😉
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Great magical descriptions, Nicole! 🙂 Sounds like the perfect escapism ❤
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Thanks, Tom 😊 Few places in nature are as ordinary as they seem 😉
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I absolutely love this. I have a favorite stretch of beach and it contains a cave with the silhouette of a woman. I always visit her and pay tribute with a shell or stone. The magic of the ocean is very much real 🙂
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Thanks, Bridgette. That sounds like a wonderful cave!
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A beautiful story. As one who loves the sea, i’d very much welcome seeing the mermaid.
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Thanks, Mimi 😊 That’d be the dream, eh?
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Very nice take on the prompt Nichole.
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Thanks Sadje. I realized afterwards that it was an old WDYS prompt – I went to the WDYS page, clicked the link in the title, and it took me to this one.
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Thanks for linking it back.
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I walk along the beach every few days and it’s amazing where your mind takes you when you set it free. Delightful, Nicole.
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Sounds like a great habit, Keith
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I haven’t met a mermaid but I do enjoy those walks on the beach.
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It doesn’t need to be mythical to be a magical experience! 😃
One particular experience that stands out for me is two years ago when I went on a camping trip to a park on the edge of Lake Huron, and every single morning the beach was a bit different since it rained in the middle of our trip, making the water level rise and then lower again. I got some really neat pictures of the waves that one day when the water level was high and the winds were strong.
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I liked this walk along the beach. The repetition, echoes of first and last paragraph is very effective.
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Thanks! 😊 I was pretty unsure about repeating that line at first, so I’m really glad you said it is effective.
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It brought it around. In a good way.
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“It doesn’t need to be mythical to be magical”!!!
Well said, Nicole, is an understatement; a whole book is hidden in that phrase!
From your story I get a feeling of proximity to the hidden (in plain sight) magic, but expressed with restraints (writing wise).
Haha…probably did a poor job expressing myself but what did you expect from an impromptu artist?😉
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Thank you, Nick. There is so much beauty in the world that we often overlook, and that beauty to me is magical.
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