Road Trip 2021, Day Seventeen (Black Sails)

brown babe gull, black sails,
our last New England beach day
before the road home

Road Trip 2021, Day Sixteen (Boston)

the Constitution 
(a ship in Boston Harbor)
has won my man’s heart

a tavern lunch date
for our last family road trip
with all of our girls

all grown up, my girls
(they’ve been everywhere with us)
and soon they will fly

a windy beach day
followed by farmers’ market
for tonight’s dinner

this “bike path” presents:
sea-level cycling; beach
(rode on Rhode Island)

there’s seafood here, too.
and family filled with smiles
and gardening goals

flowing stream, sun bath
is my picture-perfect beach
(dogs and drinks allowed)

more importantly:
teens jumping off the big rock
back to childhood

you can’t understand 
the traffic-less upstate life
till you’re on the road

the road with vineyards
and wineries everywhere 
the empty lake roads

you can’t understand 
waterfalls till you’ve seen these
cutting out gorges

if you knew, you’d know
just how perfect this place is
(it’s carved in sandstone)

but you’re not here, right?
so let me spill this clear view:
it’s a waterfall

it’s a waterfall 
that feeds this glacial magic
(also named heaven)

carrying kayaks
down for a pup-and-paddle
oh the lake, the lake

a day on the lake
clear, glistening perfection
formed by hills, glaciers

with a loving pup
and our nearly-grown daughters
the day is a gift

cycle to the wine
a trail along Keuka Lake
and these sweet smiles

a morning cycle
finished with a lakeside day
breezy adventure