Inky black as sun slips behind mogote
Stars above,
But hazy and indistinct without glasses.
Dishes in lagoon prompt sparkle of shooting stars out in cascading ripples,
Bioluminescence light up the soft fall of residual raindrops
And wavelets that lap against the dark pockets of rocks.
Cue delighted giggles as we all turn to children
Diving in to swim in the stars.
Magic as the algae drip off my skin in effervescent sparkles
That make me glitter like diamonds.
Mundane movements in the water
Swishing of arms side to side
Become a thing of wonder
Eddies of light caught behind the crook of my arm like wells of fairy dust
Fingers limned in light that I send forth in growing concentric circles to hit the dock.
Delight as I enter my mermaid era
As the students splash and shriek
We feel like princesses bathed in the CGI glow of 20Th Century Fox impersonating another world
That exists here on earth.
Redemption in the laughter
Magic at the end of misery
And then the sky opens
The ocean lights up in aquatic fireworks.
And we run, dripping,
Grasping rubber boots and headlamps
Through the mosquitos
To the haven of tents,
To wait out the storm,
And eventual boat in the morning to take us to AC, showers, and the next adventure.
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