I am
Rene
I am a special boat, filled with grace and charm and beauty.
Cherish my lines, and experience the creative
energy of the artist who sculpted me.
For I am one of a kind, not just another
mass-produced toy for the well-to-do.
Admire my artist's handiwork because he had a vision
beyond mere profit, to pursue his passion for boats
and workmanship, and sailing, and the sea.
Befriend my namesake through my elegance.
Understand her character. Know her honesty.
Recognize her influence on the one who brought me second life.
Watch me glide gracefully through the water
and glimpse the genius that was my designer.
For through him I too understand the forces that work on me.
So that when the wind speaks to me saying, "You cannot go this way."
I heel my response, "You are wrong!
I will bend your laws, and wrestle the miles away from you."
In the end I will triumph, for give me direction, and I
will push the waves aside and harness nature
itself to take you where you want to go.
Work me. And know that I am meant for the wind in my sails,
for the water rushing past my hull.
Through me, increase your awareness of nature.
The gentle, fickle, forceful, angry, dangerous winds.
The smooth, choppy, wavy, furious, menacing waves.
Hear the quiet of my running. And as I heel to the wind,
Let the serenity that is in me heal wounds of your soul.
So set me assail, and together we will go forth to seek
the adventure that is life itself. |
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