May 5, 2025 · 10:50 pm
Skirt
Iris rise from dark soil, /
dress in a skirt of May rain, /
bloom and fall from light.
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#skirt #iris #rain #May #light #bloom #soil #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #Sunday #050524 #2024
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April 11, 2025 · 11:39 pm
Dark bloom
Dark roses bloom, /
strong with desire’s thorns, /
drenched in rain and tears.
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#dark #bloom #roses #thorns #desire #rain #tears #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photonotmine #davidebooker #april #friday #041125 #2025
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March 4, 2025 · 10:34 pm
Kindness
Kindness flowers — /
even in winter’s depths — /
in full scent and bloom.
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#kindness #bloom #scent #winter #flowers #haiku #photo #poem #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #march #tuesday #030425 #2025
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February 25, 2025 · 2:19 am
Spring in February. Cocuses and daffodils. Purple and yellow. #022418
Grasp
Oppressing hands grasp /
through fear and not respect. /
Blooms still share beauty.
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September 10, 2024 · 11:59 pm
Souvenirs
The vase holds dead blooms. /
The letter holds unanswered words. /
The last petal falls.
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#souvenirs #vase #bloom #letter #words #petal #falls #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #september #tuesday #091024 #2024
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July 13, 2024 · 11:59 pm
Upended
Even upended /
the sunflower’s tall beauty /
continues to bloom.
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#upended #sunflower #beauty #bloom #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #july #saturday #071324 #2024
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July 4, 2024 · 6:24 pm
Voices
Endless voices shout: /
our freedom, where does it bloom? /
In all hearts of love.
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#voices #freedom #bloom #hearts #love #poem #poetry #haiku #photo #flag #july4th #talltalestogo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #july #monday #2022 #070422
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June 19, 2024 · 2:02 am
Wisdom
Smell the lilies bloom. /
Hear the wisdom of no words. /
See and touch and be.
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June 18, 2024 · 1:29 am
Enjoy
Today, flowers bloom. /
Tomorrow, they may be gone. /
Did you enjoy them?
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#enjoy #flower #bloom #today #tomorrow #gone #you #haiku #poem #poetry #senryu #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #june #tuesday #061824 #2024
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May 31, 2024 · 11:58 pm
Grasp
Grasp impermanence: /
lilies bloom and then are gone. /
Then the grasp leaves.
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#grasp #lilies #impermanence #bloom #gone #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #may #friday #davidebooker #053124 #2024
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