Summer Sailing

For Frank

Summer Sailing

The wind in my sail

Lifts me up

Gets me wet and

Powers me around the lake

I may get stuck in the irons

But there is a way out

Hard left 90°

Now moving again

Faster than ever 

the Black water sings

Hold on tight

There's a wind to ride

The Dolphin is

Battered and bruised

The keel leaks but

A little chemistry on the holes

And she's as good as new

Now sailing

Around this lake

Such pure freedom

On the wind

Yet the wind tricks you along 

The shores

The wind curls inward 

Under the trees

I'm steering to open water

A gust of wind

Is behind my sail

Pure flight in reverie 

Summer sailing

With my dolphin

Is fabulous peace

and harmony

Windy days

Are a delight

With my sail boat

The Dolphin 

--Michael Hooper

Aug. 7, 2021