Category Archives: 2021

He’s checking his list and diagramming it twice.

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Haiku and photo: “Smudge”

Smudge

Merry Christmas smudged /

over smiles and tears; charting /

its own way through pain.

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#christmas #smudge #chart #smiles #tears #pain #haiku #poem #poetry #photo #december #wednesday #2021 #122221

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Haiku and photo: “Solstice”

Solstice

Winter loves slowly. /

Its long shadows stretch like life /

compactly marooned.

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#live #love #winter #marooned #shadows #poem #poetry #haiku #photo #davidebooker #oldnorthknoxville #december #tuesday #2021 #122121

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cARtOONSDAY: The holiday vacation tome

The holiday vacation tome.

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Haiku and photo: “Scars”

Scars

Scars across the sky. /

December’s tattered sunset. /

Winter’s blood whispers.

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#sunset #tattered #whispers #winter #blood #haiku #poem #poetry #photo #davidebooker #oldnorthknoxville #december #monday #2021 #122021

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Haiku and photo: “Holding”

Holding

Finger points gently. /

He holds forth under the tree. /

Santa says, “Not yet.”

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#santa #tree #christmas #presents #waiting #poem #poetry #haiku #photo #davidebooker #oldnorthknoxville #december #sunday #2021 #121921

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Haiku and photo: “The day”

The day

Dusk betrays the day, /

turns light into sour moments /

left cold for the stars.

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#dusk #stars #cold #day #light #moments #haiku #photo #poem #poetry #davidebooker #oldnorthknoxville #december #saturday #2021 #121821

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Saturday silliness: “The stack”

The stack

Book pile grows higher. /

Tree of knowledge overflows /

Into empty rooms.

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#haiku #poem #poetry #book #pile #room #house #121821 #tree #knowledge #december #friday #davidebooker #2021

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Photo finish Friday: “Promise”

Promise

Flowering winter. /

Rose cups water and sunlight, /

drinks in promises.

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#haiku #poem #poetry #rose #winter #rain #promises #water #sunlight #photo #davidebooker #december #friday #2021 #121721

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Haiku and photo: “Flying”

Flying

Charlie Brown’s kite flew. /

Icarus flew, too. Neither tree /

nor sun welcomed them.

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#tree #sun #icarus #charliebrown #kite #haiku #poem #poetry #photo #davidebooker #oldnorthknoxville #december #tuesday #2021 #121621

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