Tag Archives: August

“Succulent”

Succulent

Pink and reaching forth, /

This flower, this little thing. /

Succulent rising.

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#haiku #poem #poetry #sunday #august #2020 #pink #succulent #flower #photooftheday #davidebooker #oldnorthknoxville #knoxville #tennessee #081620

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“Sere”

Sere

Tithonia behold: /

Brown grass crunches with each step. /

Summer’s sere whisper.

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#haiku #poem #poetry #sere #summer #mexican-sunflower #tithonia #grass #brown #whisper #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #august #sunday #2021 #081521

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“Recipe”

Recipe

They came from beyond /

Giants with cooking tools /

Meant to serve mankind.

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#081418 #cooking #giants #serving #mankind #august # photo #humor #haiku #poem #poetry

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“Bodies of water”

Bodies of water

Seventy percent: /

the oceans, lakes, clouds, and moon /

call our bodies home.

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#bodies #home #bodies #70% #oceans #lakes #clouds #moons #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #davidebooker #oldnorthknoxville #talltalestogo #august #sunday #081422

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“Signs”

Signs

Poets Corner Way. /

Signs huddled edge to edge. /

No Outlet irony.

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#edge #signs #no-outlet #irony #poets #corner #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #davidebooker #knoxville #august #saturday #081322 #2022

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Photo finish Friday: “Evening sun”

Evening sun

Evening sun threads light /

through the verdant August grass, /

weaving cat tableau.

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#evening #sun #weave #thread #grass #cat #light #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #august #friday #081222 #2022

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Haiku to you Thursday: “Skin”

Skin

Every fourteen days /

you shed into a new skin. /

You: you are, you were.

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#you #skin #shed #days #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #august #thursday #081122 #2022

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“Haikubaru”

Haikubaru

The Haikubaru — /

fully versed in getting you /

there in metered style.

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#pun #humor #haikubaru #verse #meter #poem #poetry #haiku #davidebooker #august #wednesday #081022 #2022

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“Heroes”

Heroes

Chose heroes wisely. /

Summer breeze may raise their capes, /

But not lift your hopes.

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#heroes #breeze #summer

#capes #hope #wise #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #davidebooker #superman #illinois #august #tuesday #080922 #2022 #060717

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“Love”

Love

Love is the big fish /

that always gets away, but /

leaves tall tales to tell.

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#love #fish #tall-tales #Beth #photo #haiku #poem #poetry #davidebooker #talltalestogo #august #monday #080822 #2022 #122915

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