To sail the seas

To feel the wind in my face

To see the stars at night

Hanging heavy in the sky

To watch the sunset each evening

The sunrise each morning

To watch the waves coming

See them pass under

Disappear behind

Hundreds, thousands, millions

Sleeping each night

To the rhythm of the waves

Waking to the night sounds

Of sails

Of water flowing by

The creaking of tight sheets

Through blocks

To live

Day after day

Secure in my world

That extends

From horizon to horizon

Knowing a quiet peace

Knowing

The life of a sailor

by Bernie Houston

from “One Wave at a Time”

copyright 1998 by Ed Atkin

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