April 14, 2025 · 2:01 am

The coat
Spring dons its green coat, /
undertaking new life while /
wearing death beneath.
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#coat #spring #life #undertaking #death #beneath #green #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #april #monday #041425 #2025
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April 12, 2025 · 11:50 pm

Crossroads
At the crossroads /
crowds and opinions vary, /
even when alone.
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#crossroads #crowds #opinions #alone #vary #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #talltalestogo #april #marchphoto #saturday #041225 #030823t #2025
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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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April 10, 2025 · 11:25 pm

Compassion
Compassion flowers /
within and then blooms outward /
until it gardens all.
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April 9, 2025 · 9:11 pm

Silence
Stand in the silence. /
It is never empty /
if you are there.
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#silence #stand #empty #you #haiku #senryu #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #stormhaven #davidebooker #april #wednesday #040925 #2025
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April 9, 2025 · 6:27 pm

Bringing
Sun said to Iris: /
“I bring forth a new Spring day. /
You bring forth new life.”
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April 8, 2025 · 8:40 pm

Cherry tree
Bright in the sunshine, /
the flowering cherry tree, /
rains pedals to earth.
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#cherry #tree #pedals #sunshine #earth #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #knoxvilletennessee #davidebooker #april #tuesday #040825 #2025
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April 7, 2025 · 10:13 pm

Stray cat
Ah, that stray cat /
hiding out in search of /
a stolen breakfast.
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#stray #cat #breakfast #search #stolen #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #stormhaven #davidebooker #april #monday #040725 #2025
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April 6, 2025 · 10:36 pm

April rain
The April rain falls. /
Too much or too little, /
it will be rain.
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#april #rain #much #little #haiku #poem #poetry #haiga #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #stormhaven #sunday #040625 #2025
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April 4, 2025 · 5:55 pm

Ahead
The two-way nympho: /
who beheaded the woman?
is she one-way now?
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#ahead #nympho #beheaded #twoway #oneway #spoof #haiku #poem #poetry #humor #haiga #photo #bookeddy #davidebooker #april #friday #040425 #2025
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