May 5, 2025 · 10:50 pm

Skirt
Iris rise from dark soil, /
dress in a skirt of May rain, /
bloom and fall from light.
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#skirt #iris #rain #May #light #bloom #soil #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #Sunday #050524 #2024
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January 21, 2025 · 12:10 am

Ghost
A ghost of summer, /
a coneflower in winter, /
brittle stalk and day.
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December 31, 2024 · 2:42 pm

Shuffle
You shuffle the deck /
then deal the icicles that /
define my future.
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December 31, 2024 · 7:07 am

Falling
Shadows play with clouds; /
the sun descends as if /
falling through a dream.
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December 29, 2024 · 10:02 pm

Bare branches
Broken by the dawn, /
the sun weaves from behind clouds /
and through bare branches.
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December 28, 2024 · 11:53 pm

Clatter
Empty limbs chatter; /
hackberry seeds clatter the earth, /
first passing through birds.
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December 26, 2024 · 11:58 pm

Popcorn balls
Singed fingertips shape /
hot syrup and sugar round /
Christmas memories.
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December 25, 2024 · 11:26 pm

Day
Last for a day — /
Sun brightens until night. /
Moon just in phases.
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#day #sun #moon #night #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #December #wednesday #122524 #2024
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December 23, 2024 · 10:40 pm

One day
One day, we may see /
its beauty again when we /
trust our flag to be.
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#one #day #beauty #we #trust #flag #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #senryu #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #december #monday #122324 #2024
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December 22, 2024 · 11:53 pm

Shadows and light
Shadows and light — /
glimpses of you in winter — /
some crisp, some twisted.
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