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“Tunashamed”

Tunashamed

Yes, I have been tunashamed.

They descended upon me like ranchers with mange.

They said stop eating that fish, you fool.

Beef’s the only golden rule.

A burger now, a meatloaf later.

Or you’ll be eating exotic gater.

A steak to the heart is the way to go.

This even a vampire knows.

An eye of round, a pound of chuck.

Such cuts of beef will bewitch your luck.

Tender as a filet mignon

Can warm your loins when the nights are long.

No deer, no rabbit, no pheasant will do

When you make a manly stew.

Yes, I have been tunashamed.

I wear the sticker; I can’t complain.

I must do my penance now,

So that later I can eat the cow.

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#satire #poem #rhyming #beef #tuna #shamed #tunashamed #borrowedohoto #davidebooker #september #thurdsday #090822

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“Work”

Work

Leaves start falling, but /

flowers continue blooming, /

and bees build for spring.

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#build #flowers #leaves #bees #spring #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #work #oldnorthknoxville #park #davidebooker #september #wednesday #090722 #2022

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“Welcome”

Welcome

Welcome fall, when rains /

turn summer trees upside down. /

Limbs take root in sky.

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#welcome #summer #fall #sky #root #rains #poem #photo #haiku #poetry #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #september #tuesday #090622 #2022

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“Colors”

Colors

Varied browns of fall /

replace your vibrant summer. /

I remember hues.

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#vibrant # summer #fall #hues #brown #colors #you #haiku #photo #poem #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #september #sunday #090522 #2022

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“Two chairs”

Two chairs

We shall find ourselves, /

two chairs by an ageless sea, /

folding in our names.

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#chairs #sea #we #names #australia #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #davidebooker #mariaforoudi #september #sunday #090422 #2022

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“Half”

Half

Reach for the moon, /

shedding its life of lightness. /

Half here and half gone.

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#moon #lightness #life #half #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #september #saturday #090322 #2022

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Photo finish Friday: “Summer’s passing”

Summer’s passing

Bare heads hang empty, /

stalks and leaves brown and crispy. /

Spiders claim briskly.

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#spiders #briskly #crispy #empty #heads #summer #flowers #poem #poetry #haiku #davidebooker #oldnorthknoxville #september #friday #090222 #2022

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Haiku to you Thursday: “Song”

Song

Listen to fall sing.

A dirge for descending leaves

or a hymn for snow?

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#fall #dirge #hymn #leaves #snow #sing #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #august #thursday #090122 #2022

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“Anon”

Anon

Susurrating trees /

evening approaches anon /

building and clouds sigh.

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#anon #trees #building #clouds #evening #susurrating #photo #poem #poetry #knoxville

#davidebooker #august #082915

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“Tears”

Tears

The gray cloud monster /

clutches at the evening sun, /

squeezing free the tears.

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#tears #clouds #monster #squeezing #sun #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #talltalestogo #davidebooker #august #wednesday #083122 #2022

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