Fair Wind
By Steve Ewing
With hiked up trou
a big smiling grin
A smooth amblin gait
his brown weathered skin
Hailin’ from Cuttyhunk
the last of the chain
Grew up on seaweed
pure salt in his veins
Good with a boat
sure in a skiff
Handy as hell
won’t set you adrift
Fair wind as always
Alan would say
Just as you’re leavin’
ta bid ya good day
Steve Ewing is a dock builder living in Edgartown with his wife Claudia. Steve is the town’s first poet laureate.
