October 22, 2022 · 1:39 pm
Old Cowards
Leaves are old cowards, /
falling from the empty love /
of winter’s embrace.
.
.
#old #cowards #leaves #empty #love #winter #embrace #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #davidebooker #oldnorthknoxville #october #saturday #102222 #2022
Filed under 2022, haiku, Old North Knoxville, photo, Photo by author, photo by David E. Booker, poem, poetry, poetry by author, Poetry by David E. Booker, Uncategorized
Tagged as 102222, cowards, David E. Booker, embrace, empty, haiku, leaves, love, October, Old North Knoxville, photo, poem, poetry, Saturday, winter
October 22, 2022 · 12:06 am
Brains
If I had my brains /
I’d share some of them with you. /
I’ll keep an eye out.
.
.
#haiku #poem #poetry #poet #writer #writing #brain #eye #illustration #share #phrases #rare #humor #davidebooker #october #halloween #102018
Filed under 2018, haiku, photo, Photo by author, photo by David E. Booker, poem, poetry, poetry by author, Poetry by David E. Booker
Tagged as 102018, brains, David E. Booker, eye, haiku, humor, October, Old North Knoxville, photo, poem, poetry, writing humor
October 21, 2022 · 10:53 pm
Wonder
I wonder if fall /
will save me from a life of /
long summer regrets.
.
.
#wonder #fall #summer #regrets #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #october #friday #102122 #2022
Filed under 2022, haiku, Old North Knoxville, Photo by author, photo by David E. Booker, Photo Finish Friday, poem, poetry, Poetry by David E. Booker
Tagged as 102122, David E. Booker, fall, Friday, haiku, October, Old North Knoxville, photo, poem, poetry, regrets, summer, wonder
October 20, 2022 · 2:04 pm
Quixotic
Young sunflower tries — /
facing winter’s stern shadow — /
to grow and thrive.
.
.
#sunflower #winter #shadow #grow #thrive #poem #poetry #haiku #photo #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #october #thursday #102022 #2022
Filed under 2022, haiku, Haiku to You Thursday, Old North Knoxville, photo, Photo by author, photo by David E. Booker, poem, poetry, Poetry by David E. Booker
Tagged as 102022, David E. Booker, haiku, October, Old North Knoxville, photo, poem, poetry, quixotic, shadow, sunflower, Thursday, winter
October 19, 2022 · 11:37 pm
Godot
Common lantana /
and stray cat wait … but /
but not for each other.
.
.
#godot #cat #lantana #wait #common #stray #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #senryu #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #october #wednesday #101922 #2022
Filed under 2022, haiku, Old North Knoxville, photo, Photo by author, photo by David E. Booker, poem, poetry, poetry by author, Poetry by David E. Booker
Tagged as 101922, cat, common, David E. Booker, Godot, haiku, lantana, October, Old North Knoxville, photo, poem, poetry, stray, Wednesday
October 17, 2022 · 11:07 pm
Moments
Moment to moment, /
decide or do not decide. /
Faceless choices near.
.
.
First
First, they take your face. /
Next, your body is product. /
Then, you are no more.
.
.
#haiku #poem #poetry #faceless #decide #moment #face #body #product #photooftheday #davidebooker #clay #torsos #oldnorthknoxville #october #knoxville #tennessee #2020 #100720 #wednesday #2022 #101722 #monday
Filed under 2020, 2022, haiku, Old North Knoxville, photo, Photo by author, photo by David E. Booker, poem, poetry, poetry by author, Poetry by David E. Booker
Tagged as 100720, 101722, David E. Booker, face, faceless, haiku, Monday, October, Old North Knoxville, photo, poem, poetry, torso, Wednesday
October 16, 2022 · 6:19 pm
Fortune
Fuzzy bath fortune /
says, “Smile, breathe, and go slowly.” /
Or slip in the tub.
.
.
#haiku #poem #poetry #bath #photo #fortune #tub #writing #talltalestogo #101518 #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #october
Filed under 2018, haiku, humor and haiku, photo, Photo by author, photo by David E. Booker, poem, poetry, poetry by author, Poetry by David E. Booker
Tagged as 101518, bath, breathe, David E. Booker, haiku, humor, October, Old North Knoxville, photo, poem, poetry, slip, tub
October 16, 2022 · 12:25 am
Salutation
I stand up to you, /
Young cat said to Old cane. /
Old cane kept its lean.
.
.
#cane #cat #salutation #stand #young #old #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #oldnorthknoxville #knoxvilletn #davidebooker #october #sunday #101622 #2022
Filed under 2022, cat, haiku, Old North Knoxville, photo, Photo by author, photo by David E. Booker, poem, poetry, poetry by author, Poetry by David E. Booker
Tagged as 101622, cane, cat, David E. Booker, haiku, lean, October, old, Old North Knoxville, photo, poem, poetry, salutation, Sunday, young
October 15, 2022 · 4:40 pm
Color
Etched against autumn, /
Butterfly and sunflower /
Hold to summer’s bloom.
.
.
#haiku #poem #poetry #butterfly #sunflower #bloom #summer #autumn #oldnorthknoxville #photo #davidebooker #october #friday #2021 #101521
Filed under Uncategorized
Tagged as 101521, autumn, bloom, butterfly, David E. Booker, haiku, October, Old North Knoxville, photo, poem, poetry, summer
October 14, 2022 · 3:37 pm
Forming
Butterfly, I see /
Poised on a flower’s petals. /
Tomorrow forming.
.
.
#haiku #poem #poetry #butterfly #forming #flower #petals #october #wednesday #2020 #tomorrow #photooftheday #davidebooker #knoxville #oldnorthknoxville #tennessee #101420
Filed under 2020, haiku, Old North Knoxville, photo, Photo by author, photo by David E. Booker, poem, poetry, poetry by author, Poetry by David E. Booker
Tagged as 101420, butterfly, David E. Booker, flower, forming, haiku, October, Old North Knoxville, petals, photo, poem, poetry, tomorrow
