What I was thinking when I saw the green light...

          At night, I would go out on my dock and look at this green light blinking in the distance across the bay.  The light belonged to Daisy who lived on the other side of the bay from me in East Egg.  It was such a mysterious and simply green light, yet it meant so much more to me than that.  It symbolized that Daisy was in my presence every day.  She was so close to me, yet so far away.  That light at the end of her dock that would flicker every night showed me that she was just across the bay, living her beautiful life.  I would stand on my dock for hours, watching the light flicker on and off.  I would reach out with my hand, almost as if I could touch the light and pretend that it was Daisy.  Every time I saw the light, it was a reminder of how close she was to me.  She was just across the bay and it was that easy to go visit her, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it.  It was too difficult to see her again although all I wanted to do was be with her.  Some nights were clear and some were foggy, but the green light would still shine through it all.  You could see it no matter what.  It would glow over the water for miles and miles.  It was just like Daisy.  She was always so happy and full of sunshine, she would glow for the whole world to see.  It was almost as if Daisy was glowing in that light every night across the water.  Days and nights would pass, and the green light would shine on.  It seemed like that light was all I had left of Daisy.  It was the only thing I had in my life that was remotely close to being with her.  As I would watch the light every night, I gained a little more courage about Daisy.  It gave me a certain feeling that I would see her again and have her back in my life.  We were meant to be together and the green light at the end of her dock gave me hope that we would end up together again one day soon.