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

27 July 2026 (distant crow)

distant crow calls the fluency of morning light

26 July 2026 (adding sugar)

adding sugar

to my first cup of tea

morning glory sky

25 July 2026 (waxing gibbous)

waxing gibbous

looking for butterfly eggs

on the milkweed

24 July 2026 (morning heat)

morning heat

the lavender patch hums

with fragrance

23 July 2026 (water lilies)

water lilies

a dragonfly includes me

in its flight pattern

22 July 2026 (unexpected sun)

unexpected sun

I toss another berry

to the gull

21 July 2026 (bay crossing)

bay crossing —

an eagle lifts off

a half-tide ledge