A Moot Haiku
Radical Muslims
Christians storming the White House
finger-pointing moot
Patchwork Prose and Verse
2021 New Year Haikus
Dames Ferry State Park
camping Lake Juliette’s shores
new year welcomed here
camper fully stocked
sausage breakfast casserole
black-eyed peas and ham
Jacksonville beef brats
Taster’s Choice flavor crystals
Great Grains cereal
Duraflame gold bricks
here on campsite 23
host-delivered wood
full window lake view
dogs in our laps, watching ducks
locked and loaded growls
lunch at Whistle Stop
Bennett’s barbecue the choice
Fried Green Tomatoes
where’s our DVD?
watching the movie (again)
raindrops on the roof
Jensen tuned just right
we love the country legends
can’t beat classic rock!
reading, tinkering
relishing the disconnect
unplugged, loving life!
first day of the year
doing what we hope to do
more of through the year
there’s no substitute
for together time, camping
hitch up and let’s go!
For Christmas, I received a pair of rugs my husband custom-designed for our camper entryways. In creating them, he put careful thought into how we enjoy spending our time together. On this first day of 2021, we sit here on the shore of Lake Juliette, listening to the raindrops on the roof, sipping coffee and admiring the beauty of the water, taking life lessons from the ducks who joyfully swim the lake in the rain. The rugs aren’t meant to last forever, but the memories will. Here’s hoping that 2021 is filled with more time spent being fully present in each moment.
“Ultimately, time is all you have and the idea isn’t to save it, but to savour it.” – Ellen Goodman, 1986
TIME
making memories:
us, one campsite at a time
a gift we cherish