Staying Berthed

ALOHA!

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"Walk on a rainbow trail; walk on a trail of song,

and all about you will be beauty.

There is a way out of every dark mist, over a rainbow trail."

Robert Motherwell

"A morning-glory at my window

satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books."

Walt Whitman

"There is an eagle in me that wants to soar,

and there is a hippopotamus in me

that wants to wallow in the mud."
Carl Sandburg

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Never forget

(I remind myself)

what a blessing it is

to walk on the beach

at the end of a busy day.

It is especially sweet today

because we passed our annual

harbor inspection and "buoy run."

The reliable ancient

Detroit Diesel

thrummed us past the rows of boats

and out of the harbor

by Magic Island.

Sky was perfect,

kitty stood her ground

and watched from her place on the deck,

not hidden under a bunk below

as she was for many years.

She and I

have both flung ourselves

in love to the breezes;

bracing our paws

we look unflinchingly

into a salty spray.

Damn the bureaucrats;

Full Speed Ahead!

So we have the right to reside here

on the water

for another year.

To walk on the beach

to rock with the tide.

Summer?

Bring it

ON!

ALOHA, cloudia