The Ferry

The following “Haiku from Index Cards” are set on the water.

the ferry quiets

as it drifts in to dock—

rising moon

             (written 2013, published 2016; see “From Off the Beaten Track: A Year in Haiku”)

the ferry shakes

into my spine—

the whale’s wake

             (written 2010, published 2010; see “Eunoia: Beautiful Thinking on Gabriola”)

the ferry’s wake

sparkles with sunlight

             (written 2011, published 2011; see “Racha Renku”)