Canoe

Canoe, the ultimate craft. Light, symmetrical and balanced. It moves in the river, and leaves no track. It runs on hard work and the cycles of nature. It supports independence, but teaches duality. It carries what we need to survive with no room for extras. It is strong but bends to wild water and big waves. It can move with the water or against it, but only for so long. It counsels care and moderation. It can be blown away by the wind, and it can provide shelter when all else is gone. But best of all, this canoe takes us to the land, into the land, to places we would never be without it. We can take it up the mountain to where the river rises. It can take us to the sea.

- James Raffan in Summer North of Sixty