Glimpses and Haiku from Michigan 2

Upper Falls, Tahquamenon Falls State Park

green sentinels lift
arms and hair into the blue—
light sparkling ferns


Lower Falls, Tahquamenon Falls State Park

twisted witch-tree roots
bind the sand into glassed soil—
till the wind moves on


Lake Superior, beach east of Marquette

through the window
oak leaves drip with rain—
lakeside morning


Lake Michigan, at Duck Lake

chatting with the girl
who takes money at the store—
driving northward ho