I cast off the main line and pull the anchor up. I turn the rudder hard out to sea. The canvas is unfurled and the sail blooms full on. Her majestic colors can be seen on the horizon. The hull is smooth and trim, taking on the white breakers. I push on as I head for the trades. Down south where the water is Emerald green and the beaches are white and pure. I have broken the shackles of the mundane life that held me fast. No more time tables or deadlines to meet. On fast moving currents into open oceans I go. I find the sun setting and it takes my breathe away. The first star of the evening marks my path as I head to adventures unknown. Forgetting my cares and not worrying about tomorrow, I live for the here and now. I watch as my sail turn full to the south and the trade winds catch me, homeward bound to a place I have never lived, finally just slipping away.