Mailbox at Bainbridge’s Fort Ward Park invites moments of reflection
Clarence Moriwaki sits down on a bench in a clearing in the woods on the south end of Bainbridge Island, burdened by thoughts of loss and grief. He’s just watched the laying of a friend’s headstone, the fulfillment of a final promise. The mother of another longtime friend recently died, and the thought of losing his own mother about a decade back still lingers.
After searching for a bit in Fort Ward Park, he finds what he’s looking for : a mailbox planted in the woods, far from any roads or homes. He pulls out a journal from the mailbox to write. Settling in, he hears a noise and looks up to find a fawn munching on some leaves a few feet away.
The moment seems to stretch out forever.