Reciprocal Nature Prompt

How Calm the Self by The Sea

‘The Serene Sea’ a nature prompt

Photo by William J Spirdione (all images taken at Salisbury Beach Massachusetts, on 01/01/2023)

I’ve been meaning to walk down to the sea.

Photo by William J Spirdione (towards jetty at mouth of Merrimack river, Salisbury Beach, Ma.)

I didn’t need much prompting.

After I read Monoreena Acharjee Majumdar and Dr. Preeti Singh’s collaborative prompt and story as only they could write it, I knew it was time to breath in that refreshing winter ocean air.

Photo by William J Spirdione

It’s an unseasonably warm New Year’s afternoon.
What better time to visit, ‘The Serene Sea.’
So I travelled the one hour drive to Salisbury Beach State Reservation
on the Atlantic ocean in Massachusetts.

Photo by William J Spirdione (looking north)

I’ve always loved the sea.

When ever I visit I feel the calming of those pesky thoughts. The sweeping away of…