August 7: Plover

The plover--and its poignant cry--was a familiar trope in classic Japanese poetry.

 

island beach

water's too cold for swimmers

first migrating plover

 

 

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August 6: Edison Studio

in the studio

she shapes in clay

what she imagines bronze

 

Sculptor Daphne Pulsifer, Monhegan

 

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August 5: Pebble Beach

bedrock geology:

white quartz intrusion

a lucky stripe for some

 

 

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August 4: Manana

As the fog lifts

we can count the goats

across the harbor.

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August 3: Harbormaster

U.S. flag atop

the harbormaster's shack

blowing northerly.

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August 2: Fog

Enveloped by fog.

Atop the smokestack

unseen osprey crying.

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August 1: North Haven

after-dinner walk

doe with a fawn

crossing our path

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