Category Archives: Poetry by David E. Booker

“Empty exit”

Empty exit

Music made with tears, /

dissonance flows over me. /

Words clang: bullet, heart.

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“Sometimes”

Sometimes

Sometimes, what I see, /

heavy yet light in the sky, /

are moments of you.

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“Read leaf”

Red leaf

Red leaf on the ground. /

Maple leaf among the brown. /

Autumn accent found.

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“Fortune”

Fortune

Fuzzy bath fortune /

says, “Smile, breathe, and go slowly.” /

Or slip in the tub.

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“Color”

Color

Etched against autumn, /

Butterfly and sunflower /

Hold to summer’s bloom.

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“Lichen”

Lichen

Lichen on the fence, /

growing on the shaped timbers. /

Nature on man-made.

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Photo finish Friday: “Being”

Being

To be or not to be /

depends on who you were /

and who you are.

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Haiku to you Thursday: “Visitor”

Visitor

Midnight visitor /

seeking seeds birds left uneaten — /

oh possum surprised.

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“Bright”

Bright

Bright in October, /

Mexican sunflowers bloom /

in autumn’s coolness.

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“Alone”

Alone

Falling yellow tears, /

this sere autumn day is not /

for me, alone.

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