My sails have plied the winds of the seven seas

Each voyage in the end did always please

Specific of purpose was the mission of each

Always an esoteric goal I wanted to reach

The journey's rewards seldom on the beach

Treks offering more rewards than destinations

Though you might visit all of earth's nations

The human encounters, stimulating, revealing

Across the spectrum, with all people dealing

Do not leave your ship rigged in the harbor

Haul anchor, ply the winds, leave safe harbor

Voyage into the previously unseen with vigor

Too many voyges you will not be able to sail

Satisfaction comes only when there is rigor

Venture becomes  adventure with labor of mind

Yet some of my mightiest voyages

Were when I left my ship behind