Waits
Blue dove guards the seed. /
Red cardinal wants his turn, /
fluttering disdain.
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Category Archives: Old North Knoxville
“Morning”
Morning
The morning opens. /
Cats and dogs favor the sun. /
The moon slips away.
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#morning #sun #cats #dogs #moon
#haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #stormhaven #may #saturday #050226 #2026
Haiku to you Thursday: “Sky”
Sky
Spring sky at the Y, /
blue to the naked eye. /
Wisps of white sail by.
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#sky #YMCA #wisps #clouds #eye #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #knoxville #davidebooker #april #thursday #043026 #2026
“Dreams”
Dreams
Cat sleeps on the deck, /
stretched across the door mat. /
Enter dreams with care.
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#dreams #deck #mat #door #care #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #stormhaven #davidebooker #april #wednesday #042926 #2026
“Hang”
Hang
I hang outside; my /
cat hangs near; moon hangs above; /
birds hang for his food.
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#hang #cat #moon #food #birds #I #senryu #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #april #monday #2026 #042726
“Star”
Star
Raindrops and stardust. /
Born from a star’s center, /
Iris blooms in my yard.
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#iris #raindrops #stardust #star #born #blooms #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #stormhaven #davidebooker #april #sunday #042626 #2026
“Touch”
Touch
Lamb’s ear – a young stalk /
hides among leaves and Iris, /
waits for a child’s touch.
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#touch #lambs #ear #iris #touch #child #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #stormhaven #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #april #saturday #042526 #2026
Photo finish Friday: “Cracks”
Cracks
Even in the cracks /
of broken sidewalks, plants grow. /
Grow in your own cracks.
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#cracks #sidewalks #plants #grow #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #stormhaven #davidebooker #april #friday #042426 #2026 #042723t
“Iris”
Iris
Standard and style arm, /
beard, branch, bud, and stalk: body /
in shade and sunlight.
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#iris #standard, #stylearm, #beard? #branch, #bud, #shade #sunlight #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #stormhaven #april #tuesday #042126 #2026
“Treasure”
Treasure
What you see without /
must first be viewed within /
Treasure in your gaze.
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