Category Archives: Poetry by David E. Booker

Haiku and photo: “Color the sky”

Color the sky

Clouds color the sky /

Swirling high above the ground /

Sun rides the dark wires.

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Haiku and photo: “The night”

The night

Horizon flares red /

Behind clouds smudged dark with night. /

Car travels film noir.

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#haiku #poem #poetry #filmnoir #noir #dark #red #horizon #night #davidebooker #oldnorthknoxville #photo #october #tuesday #2021 #102621

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Haiku and photo: “Take a tour”

Take a tour

Your pass approved /

Visit a prisoner’s past. /

Your past approved.

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#haiku #poem #poetry #writing #writer #october #2019 #friday #prison #prisoner #davidebooker #brushymountainstatepenitentiary #tennessee #visit #tour #past #102519

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Haiku and photo: “Reader”

Reader

Man stalks the monster /

An amphibious reader /

Halloween stories.

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#halloween #haiku #poem #poetry #writing #poet #writer #stories #stalker #amphibious #102318

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Haiku and photo: “Morning fog”

Morning fog

Sun wears morning fog, /

peeks from behind damp fall trees. /

Light and thoughts refract.

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#fall #light #fog #refract #thoughts #sun #trees #morning #haiku #poem #photo #poetry #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #october #sunday #2021 #102421

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Haiku and photo: “Morning”

Morning

Earth in fall rubble. /

Silhouette in the morning: /

Catching Saturday.

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Haiku and photo: “Arise”

Arise

Arise, Great Pumpkin. /

Is Linus vindicated? /

Halloween restored?

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#haiku #photo #poem #poetry #pumpkin #linus #halloween #oldnorthknoxville, #davidebooker #october #saturday #2021 #102321

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Photo finish Friday: “Stepping out”

Stepping out

Stepping out to vote. /

Ghouls, goblins, and ghosts support /

The best candidate.

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#haiku #poem #poetry #ghosts #goblins #ghouls #candidate #vote #support #photo #election #davidebooker #knoxville #tennessee #october #friday #102221

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Haiku to you Thursday: “Arfs”

Arfs

Arfs in the sunlight. /

Sunbathing after tub bath. /

A newness begins.

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#poem #poetry #haiku #arf #sunlight #sunbathing #bath #newness #photo #davidebooker #oldnorthknoxville #october #thursday #102121

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Haiku and photo: “Fall fire”

Fall fire

Peppers, tomatoes, /

Spices, and secret sauce meld /

Into a fall fire.

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#haiku #poem #poetry #poet #writer #writing #photo #peppers #tomatoes #salsa #homemade #fall #fire #oldnorthknoxville #stormhaven #knoxville #tennessee #102118

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