Just an introduction.

[SamanthaLynn]

Snow coated the outmost reaches of the beach, the areas of which tides were afraid to tread. The sun’s rays bounced off the surface of the water, radiating back onto the damp sand to create an illuminated menagerie of sorts. It was late autumn and the fury of the incoming season was most evident in the altitudinous waves. They rose a stately seven feet tall and broke with more power than a bolt of lightning on a humid summer’s eve. Moving closer to the edge of the water, scattered shells became visible under the murky foam marooned by the disheveled sea. They laid broken and jagged amongst an array of omnifairious wreckage; seaweed mangled into clumps, dismembered lobster claws and crab shells, and diminutive pebbles polished by Mother Nature’s hands alone. Seagulls stood by indolently waiting for me to leave their feeding grounds, gazing upon me with a stare that seemed extrinsic for a mere bird. Shifting my eyes from the sandy floor, I cast them out towards the horizon to catch the abating sunset as the afternoon waned into late evening. I hadn’t come here to be alone, and I knew my company would be arriving as soon as the moon engulfed the bay in its twilit glow.

[hillwalker]

And what a remarkable introduction.

There are some beautiful images here - the rich, complex language flowing like the tidal pulse of the sea.

I am, however, conscious that some of your word choices might be a little self-indulgent. I'm all for using as broad a vocabulary as possible to empower ones writing and to avoid cliche. But I felt the likes of 'altitudinous', 'omnifa[i]rious' and 'extrinsic' were used with your own satisfaction in mind rather than the reader's.

This is your first post so I'm not going to be over-critical when it's obvious you have talent and a love for expressing your thoughts as vividly as possible. Just bear in mind that sometimes clarity of thought and expression are just as important as style in getting your readers on board.

Good effort - and for future reference you might get a wider readership if you post stuff like this in the 'Personal Writing' - 'Short Story' forum (where any prose writing is acceptable whether it's a finished story or a work in progress).

Good luck, H

[the facade]

I completely agree with Hillwalker - you paint a very vivid image. I especially like the fluidity of the different elements in the image and how they are connected by mother nature.
Personally, I prefer when a text avoids adjectives and instead, using metaphor and simile, renders the image more open, not anchoring the reader.
But it is still beautifully written and which much potential!