The wind fills the sails. The sleek, fiberglass hull slices through Levitt Bay water. A soft woosh of a wake, as I speed along in a sunfish. The tiller in one hand, the line to the sail in another, as I adjust course.
The utter joy of my first time sailing. A pleasure I haven’t reexperienced in so many years.
full run
the rippling sunlight
on the lake
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WOW, I felt like I was right there, Frank! Such a wonderful experience, especially for the first time to sail. It sounds tranquil and thrilling. Thank you for sailing me along today with your marvelous poem. It’s so picturesque and evocative.
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Thank you, Lucy, for joining me! 😉
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It’s obvious the memory is still fresh in your mind, Frank. You took us all along!
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Thanks, Beverly! 🙂
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Oh for the care free days of sailing on open water with no fear!! Great one Frank!
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Indeed, Dwight! Thank you! 🙂
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Such simple little sail boats; so accessible and empowering! You capture that in your poem.
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Thank you, D! 🙂
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Happy childhood memories ☺️ It’s funny how those special moments stay with us.
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Indeed, it is! Thanks, Christine! 🙂
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A thrill for sure. I love how you expressed the experience here.
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Thanks, Jade! 🙂
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You’re welcome.
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You don’t need to say much to convey the joy here. Your haiku is perfect. I felt it.
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Thanks, Sarah! 🙂
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You took me there, Frank. The details are so intricate and tender! And the haiku is one of the most succinct I’ve ever read. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you! 🙂
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I’ve sailed once, more than 40 years ago. I was visiting a friend in St. Pete, and he took me on his Sunfish. Even something that small can be exciting, and you captured it, here.
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Thanks, Ken! Good times!
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The haiku at the end is, I think, what a haiku should be. Admiration!
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Thank you, Jane! 🙂
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I have not sailed in years either… but the thrill I do remember (and also the cases where I was stuck without any wind at all)
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Thanks, Bjorn! 🙂
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