July 31, 2023 · 6:07 pm

morning
Behind the truck tire,
breakfast a full memory,
the cat cleans himself.
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#073123 #morning #breakfast #tire #cat #truck #memory #cleans #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #july #monday #2023
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July 30, 2023 · 12:18 am

Storm
Rain speeds earthward, /
slams summer leaves and petals. /
Thunder drives the night.
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#storm #rain #summer #leaves #petals #thunder #night #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #davidebooker #oldnorthknoxville #july #sunday #073023 #2023
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July 27, 2023 · 10:15 pm

Bee
Bee darts among blooms, /
gathering summer’s pollen, /
whispering of fall.
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July 25, 2023 · 10:02 pm

Cheerful
While others wither, /
some flowers remain cheerful /
in the days still here.
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#wither #flowers #cheerful #days #photo #poem # poetry #haiku #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #july #tuesday #072523 #2023
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July 23, 2023 · 12:22 am

Blustering
Blustering upward, /
dark below and light on high, /
mountain in the sky.
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#blustering #mountain #sky #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #july #sunday #072323
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July 21, 2023 · 11:57 pm

City
Green near, blue far back. /
Mankind’s river flows between /
concrete, trees, and dreams.
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#concrete #dreams #mankind #trees #river #green #blue #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #davidebooker #oldnorthknoxville #july #thursday #072122 #2022
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July 21, 2023 · 10:53 pm

Blooms
The cone flowers bloom. /
Beauty brief, yet eternal. /
The cone flowers die.
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July 20, 2023 · 11:38 pm

Rain
Rain hits the petals /
while anthers still beckon bees. /
The lily endures.
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July 19, 2023 · 11:53 pm

Both
One sunflower dies. /
Others struggle to be born. /
The stalk supports both.
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#071923 #sunflower #dies #born #struggle #stalk #supports #both #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #july #wednesday #2023
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July 17, 2023 · 11:54 pm

Bowed
Discarded seed husks /
litter the sunflower’s back, /
its face bowed earthward.
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#bowed #seed #husks #sunflower #face #earthward #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #july #monday #071723 #2023
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