Category Archives: Poetry by David E. Booker

“Groundhog”

Groundhog

Paused on my back deck, /

poised on summer’s edge, groundhog /

considers me.

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Photo finish Friday “Dawn”

Dawn

Dawn slowly eases /

schemes, dreams, and elder things, /

making sleep say goodbye.

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Haiku to you Thursday: “Passion”

Passion

September bloom, /

wild purple passion flower, /

volunteer beauty.

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“Gazebo”

Gazebo

The gazebo stands, /

portal and destination, /

in darkness and light.

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“Anthem”

Anthem

To the horizon /

into the sky and sea /

is anthem for me.

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“Knit wit”

Knit wit

Not to pick knits, but … /

if Batman had a grandma /

he’d be the Dark Knit.

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“To see”

To see

Horizons begin /

in a cloud or on a ridge,/

bending light, earth, hopes.

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“Train”

Train

Abandoned building, /

brown grass, and train clattering /

through dried history.

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“Coneflowers”

Coneflowers

Dying in the sun

coneflowers turn from beauty

toward seeds.

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Haiku to you Thursday: “Glory”

Glory

Draped in sunlight, /

the common morning glory /

glows uncommonly.

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