morning jog I chase a grocery receipt across the parking lot

STONINGTON HARBOR LIGHT

If you close your eyes, no lighthouse can help you! ~Mehmet Murat Ildan

The trouble with drowning in the mess of your own life is that you're not in any shape to save anyone else. You can't be a lighthouse when you're underwater yourself. ~Lisa Wingate, The Prayer Box

son's essay his handwritten paper travels to the northeast

autumn reverie fog tinged with wood smoke

stonington harbor light great views but we still can't find the car

cell phone buzz a bee here and there

mystery bird the immature goldfinch without its yellow

pumpkin spice candle flickers of inspiration

cast off shoes the lopsided heels of my last hike

a hint of rust in the maple my husband planted

sumac and poison ivy the red leaves before the fall election

published in Haikuniverse 9/13/2020

coffee stained cup the remnants of our last conversation

old travel map torn in all the same places

journaling one page of tomato sauce

birdsong I try to whistle along 

image stabilizer he uses one hand to steady the other