8 September 2020 (gulls)

The other day while we were hanging out on the ledges looking out at Rockport Harbor, my husband said he has always wanted to write something that mentions “the to-ing and fro-ing” of gulls. I told him that would make a good haiku. Here are our two versions:

Paul’s version:

McDonald’s lunch rush

gulls to-ing

and fro-ing

*

My version:

low tide

the to-ing and fro-ing

of gulls

7 August 2019 (fog)

pixellating

the inner harbor

afternoon fog

January 4: Tracking

Across the harbor ice

tracks of a squirrel

visit a lobster boat. 

July 18: Squid fishing

jigging for squid

in the foggy harbor at night,

flashlight a false moon

 

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July 14: Rockport Harbor after dark

Before the rain falls
headlamps of squid fishermen
shining in the dark.

January 11: Birding, Rockport Harbor

We visited Rockport Harbor this morning to look for a Thick-billed Murre reported there yesterday. This relative of the puffin is a rare sight so close to shore at any time of year, so we felt fortunate that the bird surfaced several times quite close to where we were standing on the wharf. And fortunate too that we didn't have to wait any longer in the cold, raw air for the murre to appear.

 

Shifting skin of ice.

Diving murre, comfortable

in its element.

 

 

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August 6: Summer evening, Rockport Harbor

After the storm passes--
mist in the wet fields,
small clouds of Queen Anne's Lace.

March 1: A friend's new work space

Gardens, yes,

but in winter, also,

a glimpse of the sea.

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