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“Fall flowers”

Fall flowers

Fall flowers, ground change /

temperatures grow downward /

light blooms slowly.

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“Morning glory”

Morning glory

Trumpeting today /

the morning glory funnels /

a bit of the sun.

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#morning #glory #funnel #trumpet #today #sun #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #october #saturday #100524 #2024

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“Old orange”

Old orange

Old orange cat naps /

as a young October breeze /

whispers the future.

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#old #orange #whispers #future #cat #october #breeze #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #saturday #100425 #2025

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Photo finish Friday: “Windows”

Windows

Windows ripple /

as new colors are layered /

upon an old house.

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Haiku to you Thursday: “Blush”

Blush

A blush of fall red /

highlights the Maple tree’s edge. /

Soon embracing all.

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“Light”

Light

The light sees nothing: /

no reflections, no shadows, /

nothing gone, no you.

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#light #nothing #shadows #reflections #sees #you #poem #poetry #haiku #senryu #photo #knoxville #september #friday #093022 #2022 #haiga

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“Obit”

Obit

Acorns on the road,

misshapen to the moment,

obit underfoot.

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“Illusions”

Illusions

Illusions of time: /

tomorrow or the next life? /

Then the night takes me.

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“Recedes”

Recedes

September sun shines /

ripening late tomatoes /

as the Earth recedes.

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“Bee”

Bee

A bee stops by, /

maybe as confused as I. /

No bud here to try.

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#bee #try #I #confused #senryu #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #september #saturday #092725 #2025

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