To the editor:

While visiting a friend on Little Cranberry I had the good fortune to read her copy of Working Waterfront. It contained a review of Kirsty Karkow’s book of haiku, Shoreline by Steve Cartwright [WWF Aug. 07]. As it happens, I have been spending the year writing 17-syllable haiku myself and had penned several on my visit. I have added them below…

Some Maine Pieces

1

leaving Blackberries,

we ride north, air invisible,

blueberries, divine.

2

chasing breathable air,

we hurry Downeast, hungry

for Cranberry breath.

3

a lobster in the pot

definitely worth

the two that are not.

4

scallop on the plate,

blueberries in fridge,

content with wine, all we ate.

5

going north to where

the mailboat carries

everything except mail.

6

arriving last night

the job I don’t have

looks better in this light.

Tom McDermott

Rye NY