Open your Sails

open the sails as you approach

the thin line of distant shore

you look back briefly

only to reference

that which has been left

that which has catapulted you

forward

as well as

a marker of so much ahead...

it is all love

the old

the new

the in-between...

and all you know is that

a fresh breeze blows

filling your sails

crisp

cool

new

and you open your arms

to that which

comes toward you

all the while knowing

it is all

now...

Annie Kiyonaga

May 6, 2019