Summer Wind

A canoe was an
enjoyable feast
in my younger days –

the rush of current
arm extended forward
paddle piercing
arm muscle eager
for the thrill
of man vs nature

wind pushing hard
j-strokes easily
driving forward
eager for the match.

And I return to those
days in memory –
grunt and growl as

the fiberglass leaped
forward---its hull
noisily smacked
tested by that wind

of summer.

© Richard L.Provencher