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After thirty-seven years, he says it: "Let's sell the house and get out of here." How I longed to flee this island. High-school friends moved away. My sons escaped to Boston and New York City. And now my husband is ready to go. Thinking about my rose garden, the cove near our house, I wonder why I ever wanted to leave.

drifting clouds
spring's first wild geese
in the meadow

Catherine J.S. Lee lives, writes, teaches, and gardens on an island on the coast of Maine, USA, near Canada.  A published short-story writer for over 20 years, she began her haiku journey in July, 2007.  Her haiku have appeared in a variety of print and online journals and some have done well in national and international contests.  Her collection, All That Remains, was the winner of the 2010 Turtle Light Press Haiku Chapbook Competition.