So hoist the sails
and cast her off
We’re free
as we can be
Leave the mainland
far behind
And head her
out to sea
Forget the stragglers
Let ’em stay
Set the course
in stone
Do not waver
Do not stray
Steer her straight
for home
Steve Ewing is a dock builder living in Edgartown with his wife Claudia. Steve is the town’s first poet laureate.
