A sheepish look back, a gentle wave to the crowd and, in return from them, an overwhelming sense of loss.

I can see him now in my mind's eye as he passed, standing up in his car, the modest smile, the gentle wave.

Should we initiate a greeting with a gentle wave, wait to be greeted, or ignore the traffic entirely?

Because of this, spilling waves break for a longer time than other waves, and create a relatively gentle wave.

Beneath the gentle waves was an image that has remained firmly in my memory ever since.