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“Tattered”

Tattered

Tattered clouds weave /

through the moment now /

and the one past.

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“Sign”

Sign

First sign of Summer.

Man creates fire on the grill.

Meat and satire ensue.

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#sign #summer #grill #fire #meat #satire #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #stormhaven #davidebooker #may #Sunday #053126 #2026 #052415p

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“Scraps”

Scraps

Homemade Christmas gift, /

now less than fifty pieces; /

many crumbled scraps.

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Photo finish Friday: “Reaching”

Reaching

While reaching for your dream, /

a cat may rub your leg. /

He wants your touch, too.

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“One”

One

One spring day, /

the tears of the clouds fell /

on the daylily.

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“Hosts”

Hosts

May raindrops linger /

on the Spiderwort’s petals: /

tongues holding hosts.

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#raindrops #spiderwort #petals #tongues #hosts #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #stormhaven #davidebooker #may #saturday #052326 #2026

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“Descends”

Descends

Clouds swell the spring sky. /

Fulsome thunder follows lightning. /

Cat descends deck chair.

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Haiku to you Thursday: “Defy”

Defy

Defying the drought, /

an orange daylily blooms /

in time to catch rain.

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Photo finish Friday: “Two”

Two

Bent over big bowls, /

two old men eat outside as /

rain reaches for them.

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“Leapfrogs”

Leapfrogs

May morning warmth grows. /

Cat lounges on the deck. /

Summer leapfrogs Spring.

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