The piercingly yellow sky settles into subtle shades of blue. The setting sun breaks the sky into a million spectacles, and the waves begin to drop. The waves fall at her feet, and she remains oblivious. She feels as if she's woken to a dream, where her mind is free to endless possibilities.

She looks at the beauty surrounding her; she tries to find the words to describe it but keeps coming short.

Is she the only person here, or are there other people across the shore? She wonders.

She's facing an abyss, but she's untamed. Until the light from the sky melts into her skin. That's when the dream becomes real. She stands there in wonderment, in her silk dress reminiscent of the pearls found at the ocean's depth.

Wonderment from The Long Dream