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blowing along the cliff

from the mouth of the cove

to the creamy coast

'The Wind Keeper' flocks to gather his willful

momentum to his crafty breast

and fragrantly boast

though he is slight in stature and none too tall

he is truly sand sea enduring and omnipotent

you see the man truly knows it all

what ship will be by

what time will it drop and dock

how far to the forest's edge or to the middle

depth of the nearby lock

he is definitely one of a kind

as sharp as a roofer's tack

he has more money than your every day millionaire

banker yet he chooses to live in a shack

he knows not the meaning of the term tact

all his gains and losses he bases on finesse and

fact

some believe with the very devil he made a

dehumanizing pact

and once a statement as strong as that gets made it's

difficult to retract

it has been said that the old man in the sea trembled

when 'ere he came

since the old man is ruler over the sea

there is similar theory as to how 'The Wind Keeper'

acquired such a name

sailing is truly a fine sport but falling pray to

the wind keeper's deadly doldrums is no laughing game

maybe I should have kept the old wind keeper to myself

but somehow the stories of old that were told

without him wouldn't be quite the same ..........

(written Sept 14,1991 )