Category Archives: 2026

“One”

One

One spring day, /

the tears of the clouds fell /

on the daylily.

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“Hosts”

Hosts

May raindrops linger /

on the Spiderwort’s petals: /

tongues holding hosts.

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#raindrops #spiderwort #petals #tongues #hosts #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #stormhaven #davidebooker #may #saturday #052326 #2026

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“Descends”

Descends

Clouds swell the spring sky. /

Fulsome thunder follows lightning. /

Cat descends deck chair.

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#descends #thunder #sky #spring #lightning #cat #clouds #haiku #poem #poetry #photo #haiga #oldnorthknoxville #stormhaven #davidebooker #may #monday #052526 #2026

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Haiku to you Thursday: “Defy”

Defy

Defying the drought, /

an orange daylily blooms /

in time to catch rain.

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#defy #drought #daylily #rain #blooms #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #stormhaven #davidebooker #may #thursday #052126 #2026

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Photo finish Friday: “Two”

Two

Bent over big bowls, /

two old men eat outside as /

rain reaches for them.

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#two #bowls #men #rain #eat #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #knoxville #tennessee #davidebooker #may #friday #052226 #2026

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“Leapfrogs”

Leapfrogs

May morning warmth grows. /

Cat lounges on the deck. /

Summer leapfrogs Spring.

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#leapfrogs #may #morning #cat #deck #summer #spring #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknowville #stormhaven #davidebooker #tuesday #051926 #2026

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“Cupcake Blues”

Cupcake Blues

The lone Magpies. /

I guess I’ll have to eat it. /

Monday Morning Blues.

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#blues #magpies #monday #I #morning #cupcake #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #senryu #okdnorthknoxville #stormhaven #davidebooker #may #051826 #2026

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“Ground Elder”

Ground Elder

Ground Elder’s small blooms, /

shining white in May’s shadows, /

invasive beauty.

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#groundelder #blooms #may #shadows #beauty #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #stormhaven #davidebooker #may #sunday #051726 #2026

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Photo finish Friday: “Insight”

Insight

Maybe one day I /

will grasp how crude blindness /

functions as insight.

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#maybe #blindness #insight #grasp #I #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #knoxville #davidebooker #may #friday #051526 #2026 #senryu

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Haiku to you Thursday: “Defy”

Defy

Defying the drought, /

an orange daylily blooms /

in time to catch rain.

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#defy #drought #daylily #rain #blooms #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #stormhaven #davidebooker #may #thursday #052126 #2026

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