Stars and Shadows
The lake was a black mirror, scarred with the shadows of trees, and the moon a bright smudge on its surface. A boy stood on the sand, letting the cool water lap over his bare feet. The air was heavy with the smell of damp earth, and a hush fell upon the world. He looked out, and the dark made the lake an ocean, with the distance to the other shore as unfathomable as its depth.