An appreciation for a fun 2-week vacation in Maine

Peter and Leslie Gunn

Thank you, for being so much fun

We loved your greeting when we arrived

After a long drive your energy revived

We didn’t expect to discover you two

Having the same address as Tern II

Including us as part of the Gunn clan

We felt like campers saying “Yes, I can!”

While on the trails and climbs

We laughed and giggled numerous times

You showed us vistas and views

You inspired us to notice all the nature clues

From Valley Cove to Volley ball

Somes Sound to Lower Hadlock, you made the call

At Harper Cove balancing bodies and rocks

You inspired us to take off our socks and let down our locks

Dining at Burning Tree devouring scallops and mussels

We delighted in your company; never any tussles

You offered your deck to watch the sunsets

You made the end of the day void of regrets

Kayaking in the morning, discovering eagle and seal

You energized us, always keeping it real

Your timing for popovers and jam

Had us moving over Cadillac like rams

You gave us so many tips and trips

You showed us where to swim and

You opened the roof of your car with ease

For us to experience the breeze

Sharing the Secret was our gift to you

Hoping you manifest in everything you do

You are Acadia’s Secret Zagat

Mt Desert has a treasure in your lot

SYC may not have appreciated you

But Karen and Henry as sure as shit do!

Missing My Daughter

My daughter and I sharing a snack on a sidewalk cafe in New York City 2006.

Kate, wherever you are

You aren't too far.

I know you are on a path

One, I hope, not full of wrath.

Maybe you just need time

To figure out what is sublime.

Maybe you need some space

To discover where you are in your race.

Maybe you need to find what matters

To try on what suits and flatters.

Maybe in time you’ll find your way

To discover what you need to say.

Maybe if you face your fears,

You’ll discover what clears and endears.

Maybe if you listen, not to head, but to your heart,

You will discover what really keeps us apart.

You can always see

What needs to be,

If you just look at what is right inside

You’ll uncover what to decide.

Always difficult to see the clearest view

Without the perspective of at least two.

Life becomes so much simpler when it is shared

Especially when you realize how much your father/family has always cared.

If we open to what we discern

We will undoubtedly find truth at every turn.

Wouldn’t it be funny

To discover life can be so much more sunny?

(And certainly not about money!)

You will return when the time is right

And in the process eliminate all your fright.

However, sometimes the longer one waits,

The more difficult one’s fates.

I know you will recognize what to do

Because you know how much I love you!

I look forward to your call

So that we can stop this freefall.

Maybe you will see

That sharing needs to be

For each new day

We need to feel what we say.

To be open to love

It is always hard to decipher the cause

The answer often lies in just taking pause.

Poem written in 2006 while I was vacationing in Maine.