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it was strange
by john k zimmerman
Friday, September 18, 2009
Rated "PG" by the Author.

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This is a strange one

it was strange

first the pain them the light

then the old lights fading stern as

my vessel settles down on his wind.

this day is glorious

the first day of eternity

eternally perfect day

of sun and sea and sail

my boat seems new launched.

as if this is the first spray

that ever danced on the

cedar deck but she is

the same old well loved

slightly brittle sloop that

I have sailed four seven decades

yet as I handle the tiller and the sheet

I see that both have been spliced…

spliced by such an expert hand that

I cannot see old wood and hemp

begin or end. I haul up the jib.

the fore sail cracks, fills

and settles down as the boat

accelerates past her usual

eight knots. I relax a bit

setting the sky’s brightest star

just above the bowsprit’s end

racing across the endless eternal

sea driven by the eternal wind

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Reviewed by Cindy Tuttle	9/19/2009

Loved this John! You have a wonderful gift! With Love, Cindy




Reviewed by Joyce Bell	9/18/2009

...IT WAS NEVER YOU...IT'S ALWAYS BEEN 'HIM' AND NOW THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO ACCEPT THAT..YOU CAN RELAX AND LET THE 'CAPTAIN' DO WHAT HE EXCELLS AT...STEER THE BOAT. BEAUTIFUL WORK! ENJOYED AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING. JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

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