Haiku for every day of October 2023
October 1
Church in Mahomet
Coffee, music, preaching, prayer
Saw lots of good friends
October 2
Sam says we’re ready
Oil change before we leave
Time to pack the car
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October 3
A big trip like this
Marc and me for fifteen days
Just the two of us
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October 4
Red ball in the east
Sunrise over Illinois
What a way to start!
October 5
Cross to Canada
Seafood in New London, ON
Niagara Falls
October 6
Great revolving meal
Atop the Skylon Tower
Midnight go-kart race
October 7
Train from Albany
Penn Station in Manhattan
Subway to ferry
October 8
Seven mile walk
McSorley’s – Washington Square
Bus up to Times Square
October 9
Follow Keillor’s path
Oysters, beer at Grand Central
They go down so smooth
October 10
Empire State at night
Metro Lounge, good food and rest
Twelve hours in New York
October 11
Corned beef hash breakfast
So many fall leaves to see
Vermont, full of rain
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October 12
Have to stay somewhere
Dark clouds over Lewiston
Maine seascoast calls us
October 13
Route One – no more clouds
Fresh lobster Belfast seacoast
Chowder, mussels, smiles
October 14
Day is getting dark
Can we get to Canada?
Sunset pulls us on
October 15
Saint John Thanksgiving
Prime rib, head for Halifax
Protests on the bay
October 16
Meat Cove far up north
Six hours, pull in at dark
Ten million stars
October 17
Prince Edward Island
Oysters, Anne, Ceilidh dancers
Kids’ own marathon
October 18
Home through big cities
Quebec, Montreal, Toronto
Back in USA
October 19
Baseball playoff games
Every night in our motels
Looked forward to that
October 20
Oysters, lobster, crab
Haddock, scallops and chowder
And seafood pizza
October 21
Same day to reserve
Knew we had a place to stay
We used lots of points
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October 22
Marc’s life and mine fit
Together well, day and night
For five thousand miles
October 23
John, Karen, Mary
Cameron, Ellie, Aly
Chris, Melissa, Jack
October 24
One more oil change
Then Springfield IL to Springfield MO
Blake at Krispie Kreme
October 25
Drive home to Texas
A talk again with Kathe
How we searched toward God
October 26
Take three deep breaths and
Re-enter Texas, put on
My old cowboy hat
October 27
Alone in the pool
Warm breeze, full moon in the clouds
Last time until spring
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October 28
Food, Grace dancing
With the Alibis, s’mores
Bouncing horse races
October 29
Friends found me, hugged me
I guess I’ve been gone a month
So good to be missed!
October 30
the weather has changed
from seventy to forty
overnight, find coats!
October 31
Watching those cool kids
Share their pounds of candy bars
Happy as can be