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Photo finish Friday: “On the Road”

On the road

On the road to spring, /

the iris and the rose met /

after a May rain.

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“Pilgrims”

Pilgrims

Nature’s first pilgrims, /
flowing along each Iris,
raindrops find no homes.
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#pilgrims #nature #raindrops #Iris #homes #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #april #thursday #042723 #2023 #haiga

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Haiku to you Thursday: “Oh, Dot”

Oh, Dot

Oh, Dot, you left me /

amongst wet Iris mourners: /

rust and memories.

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#dot #rust #memories #iris #mourners #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #stormhaven #davidebooker #may #thursday #050125 #2025

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“Shade”

Shade

Both born and reborn, /

spring trees offer shade to all /

beneath their branches.

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“Memories”

Memories

Memories are blades /
carving longing from the heart, /
leaving sorrow’s sting.
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#memories #blades #heart #longing #sorrow #sting #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #april #monday #042423 #2023 #haiga

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“Sight”

Sight

Spring and I see you /

in a cathedral of folds, /

Iris and sunlight.

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#iris #cathedral #sunlight #you #spring #you #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #april #sunday #042422 #2022 #haiga

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“Evening”

Evening

Iris veins and beards /

shine in sunlight’s last fingers. /

Evening’s dark heart blooms.

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#evening #iris #beard #veins #sunlight #fingers #heart #blooms #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #stormhaven #april #tuesday #042925 #2025

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“Last”

Last

Be not afraid of /

viewing an iris as though /

it were your last one.

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“Last”

Last
Be not afraid of /
viewing an iris as though /
it were your last one.
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#last #iris #view #afraid #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #april #wednesday #042325 #2025

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“Whisper”

Whisper

Hear the rain whisper, /

each drop a word of beauty, /

heard by the young rose.

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#whisper #rain #rose #heard #beauty #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #april #tuesday #042225 #2025

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