Monthly Archives: August 2024

“Where”

Where

Where once bright flowers /

pulsated with energy, /

now rattle empty

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Photo finish Friday: “Wings”

Wings

Wings across the sky: /

dark, expansive nephogram. /

Eagle, hawk, or dove?

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Haiku to you Thursday “Breathe”

Breathe

Breathe in the moment. /

Breathe out the mind’s chatter. /

Breathe, to say the least.

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“Blue”

Blue

Evening shades of blue. /

I look up and think of you. /

Nimbus cloud in view.

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“Rule of 95”

Rule of 95

Evening east and heat. /

Rule of 95 invoked. /

I scream for ice cream.

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“Oh, Santa”

Oh, Santa

Oh, Santa, your wife /

is so distraught. You left your /

August balls behind.

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Photo finish Friday: “Sun”

Sun

Ordinary star, /

our sun a steady beacon /

in the August sky.

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“Know”

Know

A field of flowers: /

bright, showy, and all dressed the same. /

Does each know its own?

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“Withered”

Withered

The dying flower, /

withered with its ending, /

purifies our beauty.

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“Bound”

Bound

Soon bound by the night, /

the cardinal works free seed, /

ruffled vagabond.

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#bound #vagabond #cardinal #seed #night #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #august #sunday #081824 #2024

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