Monthly Archives: July 2024

Haiku to you Thursday: “Evening”

Evening

Embraced by the sky /

The wind settles to a sigh. /

Evening whispers night.

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“Two buildings”

Two buildings

Two buildings erect, /

both patients of history: /

one preserved; one waits.

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“Rebirth”

Rebirth

Rescued from the fall, /

sunflowers thrive in the vase. /

Summer storm rebirth.

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“When”

When

When the well runs dry, /

there is blackberry cobbler, /

maybe ice cream, too.

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“Promise”

Promise

Pollen dusts the bee /

weaving across the flower, /

building a promise.

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#promise #bee #flower #pollen #dusts #poem #poetry #photo #haiga #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #july #saturday #070624 #2024

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photo finish Friday: “Summer folly”

Summer folly

Toward a foreign sleep /

the fallen sunflowers go. /

Summer storm folly.

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#folly #sleep #sunflowers #fallen #foreign #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #july #friday #070524 #2024

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Haiku yo you Thursday: “Word”

Word

Patriotism /

a word often slung bluntly /

but not held deeply.

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“Voices”

Voices

Endless voices shout: /

our freedom, where does it bloom? /

In all hearts of love.

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#voices #freedom #bloom #hearts #love #poem #poetry #haiku #photo #flag #july4th #talltalestogo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #july #monday #2022 #070422

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“July”

July

On a hot July, /

on a sidewalk, abandoned, /

the stuffed monkey bakes.

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#july #monkey #sidewalk #abandoned #bakes #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #july #tuesday #070224 #2024

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“Dreams”

Dreams

Summer dreams can be /

sweet as freshly baked bread /

topped with sugar icing.

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#dreams #summer #icing #bread #sweet #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #july #monday #070124 #2024

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