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“New myth”

New myth

Eve didn’t eat first /

and he didn’t wait until ripe. /

It was the serpent.

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Photo finish Friday “Know”

Know

I will never know /

an Iris’s mind; only that /

you planted it.

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“Grasp”

Grasp

Palm to the blue sky, /

I grasp the day as clouds sail /

across my fingers.

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#palm #sky #clouds #sail #fingers #across #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #senryu #oldnorthknoxville #davidebooker #april #sunday #041623 #2023

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“Flames”

Flames

Inflame your being, /

swell your foot and make it sting. /

Gout is a mean thing.

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“Always”

Always

Beth Ann Booker Park, /

open dawn to dusk, but she /

walks the grounds always.

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#park #Beth #Beth_Ann_Booker #walks #dawn #dusk #always #oldnorthknoxville #photo #poem #poetry #haiku #senryu #davidebooker #march #saturday #031823 #2033

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“Evening light”

Evening light

Evening light is on /

but any knock at the door /

will not bear your name.

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“Crossroads”

Crossroads

At the crossroads /

crowds and opinions vary, /

even when alone.

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Haiku to you Thursday: “Harlequin”

Harlequin

Harlequin prances /

alone past my car window, /

skipping like my heart.

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“Saturday”

Saturday

Heat on the cold street./

Saturday Night Live lights, sounds. /

Sirens serenade.

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“Evening”

Evening

Evening finds me /

entering into myself, /

seeking old dreams.

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