Elle D Koon

Waves Elle D Koon

In geoscience, when measuring an ocean wave, one must consider the trough, the lowest point of the wave. It peaks from sea level to the highest point, the Crest, where the water crashes, and then finally, calms into shore. But the distance between the two points are so far, it's hard to know how one is a part of the other. It is the same in our lives, pushing toward the crest while still being in the trough. There is a natural motion we submit to when the tides are high, a motion that we either learn to swim in or learn to sink in. WAVES, the collection of prose and poetry, is the journey of not committing to one or the other but learning the simplicity of allowing yourself; if calm, if trusting, to be carried safely to shore.