Category Archives: 2021

Haiku to you Thursday: “Late arrival”

Late arrival

A stray day lily /

Yellow in the August heat /

Fashionably late.

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#haiku #poet #poem #lily #late #stray #yellow #heat #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #august #thursday #2021

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Haiku and photo: “Volunteer”

Volunteer

Oh, Murder Mittens /

The unwanted assistant /

In the way gettin.’

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#haiku #poem #poetry #cat #volunteer #assistant #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #august #wednesday #2021

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Haiku and photo: “Nectar”

Nectar

Nectar-hunting bee /

Cares not a bit about me. /

I am unworthy.

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#nectar #bee #me #hunting #unworthy #haiku #poem #poetry #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #august #tuesday #2021

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Haiku and photo: “Riding home”

Riding home

Nostalgia dreaming: /

Brontosaurus pedals bike. /

Whimsy fills my breath.

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#haiku #poem #poetry #photo #brontosaurus #bike #nostalgia #whimsy #dreaming #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #august #monday #2021

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Haiku and photo: “Morning bee”

Morning bee

August bee sleeps wet. /

Mexican Sunflower drips. /

Dry day yet to be.

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#haiku #poem #poetry #photo #bee #sleeps #wet #drips #mexican_sunflower #dry #day #morning #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #august #sunday #2021

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Haiku and photo: “Eclipse cool”

Eclipse cool

We were eclipse cool. /

Special glasses — we no fools. /

Swam in shadow pool.

Eclipse in August 21, 2017

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Photo finish Friday: “Comin’ home?”

Comin’ home?

When ya comin’ home? /

Lonely as the last flower. /

Come toss me a bone.

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#haiku #poem #poetry #photo #dog #home #bone #flower #last #lonely #davidebooker #oldnorthknoxville #august #friday #2021

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Haiku and photo: “Sometimes”

Sometimes

To feed a hunger /

Sometimes takes extra portions, /

Patience, and giving.

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#patience #giving #portions #extra #feed #hunger #poem #poetry #haiku #photo #cat #food #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #august #tuesday #2021

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Haiku and photo: “Sere”

Sere

Tithonia behold: /

Brown grass crunches with each step. /

Summer’s sere whisper.

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#haiku #poem #poetry #sere #summer #mexican-sunflower #tithonia #grass #brown #whisper #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #august #sunday #2021

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Haiku and photo: “How”

How

Cloud, how can this be?

You floating full in the sky.

Me standing empty?

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#haiku #poem #poetry #cloud #empty #full #floating #davidebooker #oldnorthknoxville #august #saturday #2021

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