Unlikely Flames and Distant Mountains

Normally, the ocean prefers curves. Strange birds come to the shores and forgotten groves come from far away to grow in the sands.

Today, though, it was in love with angles. Distant mountains, cities from far away, and unlikely flames burned on the beach. The waves sketched curious and beautiful patterns in the sands, mixing the colors just so and smoothing its canvas, drawing carefully only to erase the lines to begin again.