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“Succulent”

Succulent

Pink and reaching forth, /

This flower, this little thing. /

Succulent rising.

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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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“Bodies of water”

Bodies of water

Seventy percent: /

the oceans, lakes, clouds, and moon /

call our bodies home.

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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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“Honor”

Honor
To honor the dead, /
the living must now remember: /
they are not alone.
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#honor #dead #living #alone #remember #haiku #poem #poetry #photo #davidebooker #oldnorthknoxville #august #sunday #080722 #2022

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“Leaf”

Leaf

Long shadows, dead veins, /

leaf stuck in blueberry bush. /

Reading the future.

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#leaf #blueberry #bush #shadows #veins #future #poem #poetry #haiku #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #august #saturday #080622 #2022

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“Oh, Cindy Lou”

Oh, Cindy Lou

The Grinch met his end. /

Cindy Lou Who, was it you?/

Heartless mystery.

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“Hints”

Hints

Fall is dropping hints. /

Yellow, brown, red, orange notes. /

Winter whispers: “Yes.”

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“Buzz”

Buzz

Crossing and searching, /

overhead buzzed a manmade bug. /

Cloud holds its silence.

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