Category Archives: 2025

Haiku to you Thursday: “Listened”

Listened

We sat and listened. /

When does breeze become wind? /

Leaves and chimes opined.

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“Desire”

Desires

Through its own desires, /

the Virginia Spiderwort /

returns and blooms.

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“Ripe”

Ripe

Reach for your today. /

Blueberry is ripe when ripe. /

Celebrate it now.

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“Battlefield”

A British sentry cuts a lonely picture as he stands at his post at sunrise in France, March 1915.

Battlefield

Battlefield sentry, /

fearing with the sunrise that /

fog and hope will lift.

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“Harsh”

Harsh

Harsh, the sky, burns gray /

a smoldering blanket over /

over soil and sail.

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Photo finish Friday: “First”

First

Yellow and skyward, /

the first Susan of the season. /

Flower and freedom.

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#first #yellow #skyward #Susan #season #flower #freedom #haiku #poem # poetry #knoxvilletn #davidebooker #051425tp #may #friday #2025 #051625 #photobynataliekurylo

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Haiku to you Thursday: “Coneflower”

Coneflower

Purple coneflower, /

first one in my garden, /

herald or madman.

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“Homegrown”

Homegrown

Homegrown blue- and rasp- /

berries held in a ball cap: /

stains soak in the crown.

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“Author”

Author

Author, dear author, /

I relent, I repent, I plead: /

“Give me one more chance!”

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“One tries”

One tries

One lies and one stands, /

cat in darkness, dog in light. /

Wonder and return.

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