Each Morning, Unused

Sunrise Haiku from Kiawah Island

Some mornings ask nothing of us but attention. During a refreshing November stay on Kiawah Island, I found myself returning to walk the same shoreline at first light, watching the morning reveal itself, hue by hue and step by step. These haiku and photos are small field notes from those moments, where renewal is not declared but practiced, and where each day, like the year now turning, arrives unused.

May 2026 be a wonderful year of renewal for you all!

midnight forager
ghostly nocturnal crabwalk
stiletto footprints

fiery disc cresting
calming ocean horizon
a new day's promise

gentle sea breeze
palm tree crowns rustling
whispers of revival

dawn's light
twin terns in airborne tangle
sky dance

prismatic dewdrops
spartina golden hues
coastal sunrise glow

cool river currents
tidal nutrients abound
pinwheeling dolphins

sea oats capture
windblown sand rivers
new dune arising