6 August 2026 (heat advisory)

heat advisory pocketing the yellow periwinkle

5 August 2026 (a squirrel)

a squirrel

waits in the viburnum

. . . unripe sunset

4 August 2026 (the shades of green)

the shades of green

in backyard trees

afternoon cool

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3 August 2026 (summer rain)

summer rain

the sagging porch

of a riverside tenement

2 August 2026 (starless night)

starless night

the scent of lavender

from a bedside vase

1 August 2026 (offshore breeze)

offshore breeze

picking out heart rocks

amid tossed lobster shells

31 July 2026 (sea-worn stones)

sea-worn stones . . .

a tern’s buoyant flight

along the shoreline

30 July 2026 (foggy ginko)

foggy ginko

a line of bright mugs

waits for hot tea

*ginko=an intentional walk, usually with other poets, to inspire haiku

29 July 2026 (waking to doves)

waking to doves . . .

a tarnished mirror

in the old inn’s bathroom

28 July 2026 (an osprey nest)

an osprey nest

in the channel marker . . .

luffing sails