Regatta

 

A flotilla of dead leaves

assembles on the leeward lobe

of Murray Lake in October.

Each leaf carries

an upturned lobe

to catch the variable wind.

Its petiole, curved upward,

becomes the bow

directing its erratic voyage.

No one, no thing,

is aboard

this tiny sailing craft,

but one observer

is watching the action

of this non-competitive regatta. 

© 2020 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations: Murray Lake, - Kent County - Michigan