Light
The daffodils and /
orchid bloom in the window. /
Light stained with color.
#031018
Wings
The thorns are first /
and then the leaves bud forth: /
wings for the flowers.
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#thorns #wings #leaves #flowers #haiku #davidebooker #oldnorthknoxville #photo #february #022618
Palm of Winter
Cold in the air. /
Snow on the Magnolia. /
The palm of winter.
Treats
Holiday presents /
Reveal many kindnesses /
As they hide their treats.
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#haiku #december #treats #poem #poetry #poet #writing #writers #presents #kindnesses #2018 #holiday #christmas #122018
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Phraseology
Divide and conquer /
Was not a phrase meant for a /
Tractor trailer bed.
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#haiku #poem #poetry #poet #writer #writing #tractortrailer #broken #divide #conquer #wreck #break #truck #120418
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Seconds
My second childhood /
P-B and J on toasted /
chocolate bagel.
#seconds #childhood #peanutbutter #jelly #chocolate #bagel #poem #poetry #haiku #photo #davidebooker #food #senryu #111318
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Wrinkles
Blue haired old lady /
Streaks of gray and white abound /
Wrinkles fold Earth’s face.
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#wrinkles #bluehair #haiku #poem #poetry #writing #writer #earth #sky #poet #gray #white #110618 #thebookeddy #photo #davidebooker #november
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Iron bars
Iron bars may not a /
Prison make, but the Earth may /
Embrace you forever.
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#haiku #poem #poetry #poet #photo #graveyard #prison #earth #tombstone #oldgray #halloween #autumn #writing #writer #photography #cemetery #102818 #oldgraycemetery
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Color the sky
Clouds color the sky /
Swirling high above the ground /
Sun rides the dark wires.
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#haiku #poem #poetry #poet #writer #writing #clouds #sky #sun #wire #davidebooker #photo #knoxville #tennessee #october #102621
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Take a tour
Your pass approved /
Visit a prisoner’s past. /
Your past approved.
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#haiku #poem #poetry #writing #writer #october #2019 #friday #prison #prisoner #davidebooker #brushymountainstatepenitentiary #tennessee #visit #tour #past #102519
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