May 3: Fog bank

night classes

above the fog bank

starless sky

September 26: Foghorn

Feel it in my heart--

foghorn's long, low bass note

sounding above the surf.

September 17: Fog

Fogbound island.

Watching painted ladies sip

at the zinnias.

 

 

August 15: Deceit

We don't think of Blue Jays as mimics, but they can imitate other birds, especially hawks, surprisingly well. The ones in our yard pretend they are Broad-winged Hawks, Ospreys, and Red-shouldered Hawks on a regular basis. You have to pause and listen carefully to be sure about what you're hearing.

 

Fog hides the mountain.

Unseen hawk's piercing call

or is it a blue jay?

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August 4: Manana

As the fog lifts

we can count the goats

across the harbor.

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August 2: Fog

Enveloped by fog.

Atop the smokestack

unseen osprey crying.

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July 18: Harbor fog

Late afternoon fog--

the red boathouses

slowly lose their color.

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July 1: Pebble Beach

Variations on a Theme

 

Pebble Beach--

bell buoy clanging

within the fog.

 

Pebble Beach--

every stone its own story

of heat and pressure.

 

Pebble Beach--

cries of a plover

from within the fog.

 

 

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June 23: Farm stand

Summer's first strawberries.

Watching fog roll in

over the mountain.

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April 28: Brigadoon

Driving homeward

after time in the city.

Fog bank.

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October 21: Cobalt

Town wrapped in fog.
A woman walks her dog
wearing a cobalt blue coat.

September 20: Bouquet

After the rain, fog.

Late blooming island roses

perfume the morning.

 

 

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September 19: After rain, fog. As if an island weren't isolating enough.

Island hushed with fog,

the village in silhouette--

I take a deep breath.

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September 7: Mount Battie

Shrouded in thick morning fog

the mountain is there

and it isn't there.

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August 11: Summer fog

Thick morning fog--

slowly a cardinal appears,

slowly the head clears.

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July 18: Squid fishing

jigging for squid

in the foggy harbor at night,

flashlight a false moon

 

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June 28: Island

Walking alone at dusk.
All but the island's shore
enveloped in fog.

June 7: Grey area

Transfixed by the fog

slowly engulfing the lilacs

hiding the sea.

 

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June 2: Bar Harbor

Fog bank off the harbor.

I walk by myself

past grandiose houses.

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May 27: Beyond Nigh Duck

In the distance

flock of gannets melts into fog.

We expect a whale.

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