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Respite for the Soul (Haiku & more Maine coastal photos) by Bette A. Stevens

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Whenever we need a respite from the doldrums, Maine’s coast is calling…and no matter the season, Belfast, Maine is always a relaxing, scenic 45-minute drive from our 37-acre farmstead in Central Maine. The photo inspiring the haiku Respite for the Soul was taken at Moose Point State Park in Searsport, Maine. Photo collage below is from our latest visit to the nearby town of Belfast. Hope you enjoy the haiku and our visit to two of Maine’s  coastal towns too! ~Bette A. Stevens, Maine author

Ocean waves calling

Visitors from near and far

Respite for the soul

Haiku by Bette A. Stevens

A Day in Belfast, Maine

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on 11/07/2017

Comments on: "Respite for the Soul (Haiku & more Maine coastal photos) by Bette A. Stevens" (41)

  1. Miss Gentileschi said:
    11/19/2017 at 4:13 am

    Wonderful haiku, Bette! And the photos are great! What a beautiful place on earth! 😄 xxx❤

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  2. Baydreamer said:
    11/12/2017 at 6:39 pm

    Lovely haiku and photo, Bette. A beautiful place for rest. 💕

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  3. jjspina said:
    11/12/2017 at 7:05 am

    Beautiful photos, Bette! I love Maine! I have visited many times since I was a child. Can’t get enough of its beautiful coastline, and lobsters to eat! Didn’t get there this year but definitely will next year! Maybe we can meet somewhere then. 🤗 😘

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  4. roughwighting said:
    11/09/2017 at 5:18 pm

    So beautiful – and peaceful. But suddenly the weather has snapped, and I bet it’s COLD there too!

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    • Bette A. Stevens said:
      11/09/2017 at 7:27 pm

      Very COLD and getting COLDER indeed, Pamela…expecting high winds, single digits and possible snow flurries tomorrow. Fortunately we have a wood stove to keep us warm if we lose power and plenty of books to read too. 🙂 Stay warm and have a lovely week! ❤ xo

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  5. macjam47 said:
    11/09/2017 at 8:52 am

    A lovely haiku, Bette. Belfast is gorgeous! We went through Belfast on our way from Bangor back to Portland a few years ago. Maine is spectacular! Each area we visited was more beautiful than the last. ❤❤❤

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  6. Natalie Ducey said:
    11/08/2017 at 8:38 am

    Beautiful poem and pictures, Bette. A lovely treat this morning. Thank you. 🙂

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  7. -Eugenia said:
    11/08/2017 at 8:32 am

    Your haiku speaks the truth, Bette. Well done.

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  8. Marje @ Kyrosmagica said:
    11/08/2017 at 7:37 am

    Love the sea would love to live by the coast, one Day!

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  9. Annika Perry said:
    11/08/2017 at 6:36 am

    Bette, a beautiful haiku and photographs! The area looks so serene and beautiful, the top photo is perfectly framed – I just want to be on that boat sailing away…Oh, ocean waves are the perfect tonic and respite for the soul. It’s always strange to read town names I know so well and I’ve been many times to Belfast, Northern Ireland…wish I could visit yours someday! xx❤️

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    • Bette A. Stevens said:
      11/08/2017 at 4:34 pm

      Thanks, Annika. The world holds so much beauty…so matter where we travel the sights inspire and astound us, though I’m a gal who simple love the serenity of the coast. Blessings and love, dear friend. ❤ xo

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  10. Shallow Reflections said:
    11/08/2017 at 5:49 am

    I love Belfast, Bette. It is the place we go when we need a dose of coastal Maine and we are only about an hour away. Your Haiku is perfect!

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  11. Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, MCC, SCAC said:
    11/08/2017 at 1:26 am

    I haven’t spent nearly enough time in Maine – always “on my list” to return for much longer when I lived in Manhattan, but a sudden move away from the East Coast scuttled that particular ship. I ache to return. BEAUTIFUL photos and the haiku expresses my sentiments perfectly.
    xx,
    mgh
    (Madelyn Griffith-Haynie – ADDandSoMuchMORE dot com)
    ADD/EFD Coach Training Field founder; ADD Coaching co-founder
    “It takes a village to educate a world!”

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    • Bette A. Stevens said:
      11/08/2017 at 3:53 pm

      Thank you, Madelyn. So happy to hear that you had a chance to visit our beautiful Maine coast, if only briefly. I was born in NY and lived in Rockland County during my teens and early twenties. We always managed to make a yearly trek to NYC to see the sites or take in a play. Every area of of land holds handsome treasures… Have a beautiful day enjoying our landscape of your realm! ❤ xo

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      • Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, MCC, SCAC said:
        11/08/2017 at 4:16 pm

        But the lobster! Don’t forget the lobster. I have a photo of an ex-beau and I sitting on a restaurant patio in Maine, overlooking the most gorgeous rocky coastal view and eating the best lobster I’ve ever had in my life!

        lol – Cincinnati chili can’t really compete with that! But I get your point, and it is well-taken.
        xx,
        mgh

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  12. Micki Peluso said:
    11/08/2017 at 1:26 am

    Lovely pictures, serene and peaceful of an ocean with many moods. I loved the poem as well.

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  13. robbiesinspiration said:
    11/08/2017 at 12:05 am

    Stephen King writes a lot about Maine. I have always wanted to visit.

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    • Bette A. Stevens said:
      11/08/2017 at 4:08 pm

      We’ve traveled across the US six times and lived in New York, California and Virginia during the 1990s and early 2000s, but Maine will always be home and I adore the rugged and rocky coast. Stephen King lives in Bangor, which is only a 45 minute drive from us. We’ve driven past his home there several times, but have not met him. If you don’t have a copy of his book (memoir with great writing tips) ON WRITING, be sure to check it out, Robbie. 🙂 Happy reading, writing and enjoying the glory of the landscape around you! xo

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  14. balroop2013 said:
    11/07/2017 at 10:39 pm

    Lovely pictures and haiku Bette. Thanks for sharing 🙂

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  15. Marilyn Armstrong said:
    11/07/2017 at 10:04 pm

    I love Maine. Mountains and coast. Always have. If it wasn’t EVEN colder than Massachusetts, we’d probably live there 🙂

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    • Bette A. Stevens said:
      11/08/2017 at 4:26 pm

      I know just what you mean about the COLD…and it’s coming! We’ve had several frosts, but this fall has been unusually warm and we’re not complaining. Wishing for a warmer than usual winter too…but as Grandma always said, “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride!” Even so, we’re glad to be retired–don’t have to go out in the storms and I have plenty of time to catch up on reading. 🙂 xo

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  16. Tracy Campbell said:
    11/07/2017 at 8:24 pm

    Another beautiful Haiku and photos too, Bette! ❤

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  17. D. Wallace Peach said:
    11/07/2017 at 8:14 pm

    Beautiful haiku, Bette. I loved visiting the Maine coast when I lived in NE. Your photos capture the beauty of the sea and coastal life. 🙂

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  18. noelleg44 said:
    11/07/2017 at 7:40 pm

    Exactly how I feel about Maine. Now we need to visit Belfast!

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  19. Mae Clair said:
    11/07/2017 at 7:20 pm

    I would so love to visit. Mine is on my bucket list.
    Lovely, Bette!

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