ma-insa

In front of the driftwood hut, looking out into the distance north

• 5 things you can see
  • The horizon
  • The other flank of the island
  • The ocean in the distance
  • The grass at my feet
  • Sand to my right
  • Dirt at my feet
  • Driftwood hut behind me
  • My tail
  • My body
  • My swimsuit
  • Mai (orcadragon) behind me cuddling
• 4 things you can hear
  • The waves crashing against the beach
  • The wind filtering through the grass, whistling
  • The driftwood hut adjusting in the wind
  • Seagulls in the distance
• 3 things you can touch
  • My body
  • The grass
  • The sand
  • The dirt
  • My tail
• 2 things you can smell
  • Sea salt, weakly
  • Wild grass flavoring the wind
• 1 thing you can taste
  • The wild grass, it tastes sweet

Semantics Analysis

Group, Use, Action, Properties, Location, Association

The dirt

Group: thing, many small things, but a thing Use: path making, construction, building, as a base for agriculture Action: no inherent action, but enables life Properties: coarse, cohesive (will chunk up in clods naturally), stable enough to hold and throw Location: the ground Association: A starting point

My swimsuit

Group: thing, bikini Use: modesty, accenting personal style Action: it is slightly elastic, so it stretches when pulled Properties: pink and black striped, slightly modest, doesn't leave much to the imagination Location: my body, my closet Association: sexy, my fiance

The wind

Group: force Use: moving things, making whistling noises, pressure exchange Action: pressure changes cause air from high pressure areas to go to low pressure areas, the motion is the wind Properties: not easily controllable, convenient, can make you cold Location: where low and high pressure meet, near beaches Association: continuous forward progress