"Sailing" (poem)

 The Sunday Whirl:

Inspired by my kids' plunge into summer. 

 "Sail on, Silvergirl" (and ~boy.)

 ~ Sailing ~

I watch them sail –

Two vessels, masts upright –

The seven seas of summer

(Mud-stained sails)

Time crawls for them

Mine – skips, and lands, and sinks 

Before I get to count –

A thrown stone

I close my eyes

And travel back once more

I brush away the shadows

Willows cry

I board my ship –

Without a single nail

Of love, and faith, and hope

It’s built to last

And soon enough

I leave the coastal bluffs

And taste the salty breath

Of summertime

I feel my heart

Still trembling in the wind

(Corona’s way too weak)

I feel alive.

Live for the Love of it,

The Happy Amateur