Wednesday, November 21, 2012

A Grateful Thanksgiving


I have so much to be thankful for, 

An incredible wife 

soulmate and partner,

Loving children 

living productive, creative, engaged lives,

Great friends to share life with

A healthy physical body

Freedom to explore and discover,

The magnificence of Marblehead

Grace

And of course,

ROCK & ROW

What started as a freak occurrence

A magazine ad 

A chance meeting on the water

Becomes a living entity

An energy all its own

Full, rich and unique

I am humbly grateful 

for the beauty 

that is Rock & Row

Greetings on the dock

Early mornings on the sea

The incredible aliveness 

of a great row

Working my body

With best friends 

A mystical, pristine 

environment

And doing it again

The very next day

Each years’ newbie class

Bringing new life, 

new friends

Expanding our community

Expanding opportunities

YES

I am thankful 

For ROCK & ROW

And all of you

 

Her beating HEART

And SOUL.

  

Paulie Malloy

El Presidente

Thanksgiving 2012