Meeting Margaret

Margaret  Lee and her husband
Tom are down from Michigan,
living aboard the Windsong.
I met Tom when he sailed down
last year but had only spoken
to Margaret by phone. A treat to
meet her today in person!

Earlier, that special pleasure of a new acquaintance
made, two blank slates (or very nearly) having
information added as each minute passes over fruit
and cookies as the seabirds squawk outside the boat
you happen to be sitting in, rare treat
itself for one like me who's never lived on water.
getting glimpses of a history unknown, conglomerate
of stories and experiences, untapped viewpoints
and opinions to mine as one would look for jewels
deep within a cavern, conversation's brightness
showing you the way to what is, very often, treasure,
as was the case of meeting Margaret today.





(c) Ellen Gillette, 2014