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Stanley Wotring's avatar

Colorful pictures, colorful poem.

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Songletter's avatar

Yes, where is this?

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Stanley Wotring's avatar

I don’t see it. I’m sure Jonathan must know.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Kennewick, Washington

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thanks, Stan

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Perfect!

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thank you!

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Neil Barker's avatar

Excellent series of haiku. I really like that second one - great line about the 'electric crucifix.'

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thank you, Neil

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Patris's avatar

“Utility pole,

electric crucifix, stands

in the blood-orange air.

3.

Globe willow next door,

revived from traumatic death,

buds in the sunrise.”

The daily resurrection. So vivid.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thanks, Patris

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Another group of stunning photos with their stories told through 6 beautiful haiku!

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

I thank you six times

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Patris's avatar

(I was blocked from re-stacking this with the quote, Jonathan)

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Richbee's avatar

Block and tackle pulled off line to tumble down to ground level with a bit of loss of connection. Fiber optics bend’s light but it gets dark just the same.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

I've noticed that, occasionally, too. The quirks of Substack.

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Jenny Homan's avatar

Wow Jonathan! These are awesome. The pictures. The haiku are just beautiful! Well done dude!

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thank you Jenny!

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Jason McBride's avatar

These are tremendous! I love the way they all fit together. The way you share your visions of the morning sunrise is such a gift.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Many thanks, Mr. McBride

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Daniel Henderson's avatar

Wonderful! These fit so well and flow together nicely that they could be combined together in different combinations for an interesting variety of ways to read them. Haiku's have never really been my speed but these were really tempting me to try my hand at them.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thanks, Daniel. Yes, give it a shot!

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Mark Rico's avatar

So good. One alone would work, but the series together might be my favorite poem of the year.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

I appreciate that, Mark. Thank you.

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Arjan Tupan's avatar

Beautiful images and beautifully captured in these haiku.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thank you, Arjan

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Jeff RE's avatar

What a wonderful haiku, Jonathan.

Day after day you prepare these lovely sunrise poems, yet you never seem to run out of fresh imagery.

"Utility pole/ electric crucifix, stands / in the blood-orange air."

Bravo, Sir!

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