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Jumping the Wake

. Ahoy the Horizon                                                  White trails behind
.        engine roaring                                            splashes applauding
.      eyes watch foam                                        never the helm
.            queries gather                                    effects on loan
.            cause forgotten                                echoed in foam
.                ripples arc out                            arrowhead widening
.                      time for fun                        don the water skis
.                  dragged behind                    a trailing spear
.                     leap side wake                surge way outside
.                       building speed            rope stretched taut
.                           flying back in        knees crouching
.                               up and over    flying with ease
.                                     JUMPING THE WAKE
.                          bumpy landing    arms hit waves
.                           balance back        swinging round
.                           ripples fade            surface clears
.                  past now awake                steals the moment
.                  splashes settle                    meaning re-surfaces
.              reactions loosen                        perception deepens
.                cause returns                            etched on heading
.     helm grabbed tight                                wake behind
.       nothing to prove                                    nothing to chase
.  calmness installed                                        ripples quelled
.       All ahead full                                               The Wake's in flight
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