Kin
by Ingrid Goff-Maidoff
That was the night we sat
on the Seafood Shanty deck
and watched the boats
of summer sailing in.
The night was warm,
with a slight breeze
coming off the water.
We relaxed and simply
enjoyed ourselves.
I don’t know why
this seemed
a rare permission.
And maybe we got
a little tipsy.
Later, strolling
back through town,
everyone we met
felt like long-lost kin —
astonishingly lovable
and not at all a stranger.
Ingrid Goff-Maidoff lives in Chilmark, and has more than a dozen books of poetry and inspiration in print. Her work can be found at the Tending Joy shop in West Tisbury, and on her website, tendingjoy.com.
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