Early
Early doves alight, /
seeking summer sustenance. /
cooing and competing.
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“Trail”
Trail
Even the long trail /
can be mastered if taken /
one step at a time.
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#trail #mastered #step #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #knoxville #davidebooker #june #monday #100222p #062923t #061526 #2026
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“Touch me not”
Touch me not
Touch not what I touch, /
hoping only to feel worlds /
and none of yourself.
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#touch #worlds #yourself #feel #senryu #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #stormhaven #davidebooker #111512t #061426 #2026
“Problems”
Problems
Some problems require /
critical thinking; others /
require criticism.
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#problems #thinking #require #criticism #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #knoxville #davidebooker #june #saturday #061326 #2026
Photo finish Friday: “Embrace”
Embrace
Come closer, dear dove. /
Let us share an embrace. /
Summer hugs us.
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#come #dove #embrace #summer #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #stormhaven #davidebooker #june #friday #061226 #2026
Haiku to you Thursday: “Bloom”
Bloom
Smell the flower’s bloom. /
Hear the wisdom of the breeze. /
See and touch and be.
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#smell #bloom #breeze #see #touch #be #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #stormhaven #davidebooker #thursday #june #061126 #2026
“Old punches”
Old punches
Pained grunt, dishes break. /
Punches stream as old muscles /
struggle with new tools.
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“Attached”
Attached
Attached and then not; /
night releases our shadows, /
borrowed daylight ghosts.
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#attached #night #shadows #daylight #ghosts #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #stormhaven #june #sunday #060323t #060726 #2026
“Share”
Share
We all share the sky: /
clouds, rocks, plants, creatures, and soil. /
Whisper a thank you.
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#share #sky #whisper #thankyou #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #knoxville #senryu #davidebooker #june #saturday #060626 #2026
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Photo finish Friday: “Summer”
Summer
Summer comes, /
touched by petals outstretched, /
held and then gone.
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#060426 #summer #petals #held #gone #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #stormhaven #davidebooker #june #thursday #2026
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