open sky :: SAMVAAD/ 9th March
- Aparna Pathak
- Mar 9, 2025
- 1 min read
hosts : Sanjuktaa Asopa & Aparna Pathak
the last ferry
leaves the pier-
creosote on salt air
-- Ce Rosenow
( from the poet's book North lake,pub. by Mountain Gate Press, Oregon, USA, 2004)
The poet says:
I am originally from the Puget Sound area of Washington State. People use ferries to go back and forth between the various islands and the mainland. When the last ferry leaves for the night, there will not be another ferry until the next day. My haiku moment was about the absence of the ferry and people who left on it. What remains is just the scent of creosote and salt air. It’s a very familiar scent to everyone who uses the ferry system.
I too had to Google creosote. And it took me some time to figure out its connection with ferries. Now that I know, I agree with Kala regarding its placement.
Nice.
I had to Google - creosote.
This word is nicely placed on L3.
Good choice.
Powerful sensory imagery.