Stones, What Do You Know?

Jul 7

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Stones
 
In an arroyo, Northern Arizona
 


Stones, what do you know
that I must hear this morning,
what vital wisdom?

 
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Posted on July 7, 2012, in Arizona, haiku, Haiku Heights, Haiku My Heart, Northern Arizona, Shadow Shot Sunday 2, Straight Out of the Camera Sunday. Bookmark the permalink. 37 Comments.

  1. Grace | July 7, 2012 at 6:26 am

    Great snapshot ~ I like the question format of your haiku ~

    http://everydayamazin.blogspot.ca/2012/07/under-sky.html

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  2. Carol | July 7, 2012 at 6:42 am

    Another wonderfully created haiku and love the photo ~~ thanks, ^_^ (A Creative Harbor) ‘blogger’

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  3. Jaideep Rao | July 7, 2012 at 7:05 am

    MMT, nice,. stones are just like our forefathers,. wisdom!

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  4. HaikuWater | July 7, 2012 at 8:07 am

    Wow. Great haiku. It is the arrangement of stones after a flash flood that is so telling; a diverted current here, a turbulent rolling there, a bump and a bounce. They’re like tea leaves, oracular and with fresh tales.

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  5. Colleen@LooseLeafNotes | July 7, 2012 at 8:53 am

    A pathway, makes me think of Hansel and Gretel. Love the invitation to listen.

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  6. onestillframe | July 7, 2012 at 8:55 am

    oh i imagine they have much wisdom to speak as they are in the soil and work themselves to the surface…time and again. great post mmt!!!

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  7. Pranita | July 7, 2012 at 9:22 am

    The philosopher’s stone!!!! Very well asked…
    Our day, her vital night!

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  8. Anne | July 7, 2012 at 9:59 am

    I like the variety of textures, with the smooth stone dominating.

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  9. Ralph | July 7, 2012 at 10:15 am

    The stones have seen it all, from the flooding rains to all interlopers that travelled through the gully. Yet they remain silent, keeping their impressions to themselves, leaving others to interpret the time and place…

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  10. geogypsy2u | July 7, 2012 at 11:05 am

    Great place to walk amongst the stones, as long as it isn’t raining.

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  12. Patti Villers | July 7, 2012 at 11:18 am

    Love the Haiku and the question you pose..stones are like trees, aren’t they? They have seen so much but cannot tell us what that is.

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  13. Joan | July 7, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    The different textures say alot. Great photo.

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  14. Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio | July 7, 2012 at 2:08 pm

    “Take me home with you!” That’s what that gray one is telling me! : )
    If stones could only talk-they hold the history of the earth within them.

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  15. Vicki | July 7, 2012 at 3:11 pm

    Love that poem. It is curious that the gray one should be so completely rounded by time and water, and not be among others of its kind. In this part of the country, that ditch would be paved with them.

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  16. Bev | July 7, 2012 at 3:25 pm

    Great shot of the stones, shadows and stony path! Love your haiku as well.

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  17. Leovi | July 7, 2012 at 5:03 pm

    Great haiku, I like espiedra, magical.

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  18. kaykuala | July 7, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    A question that lingers deep,MMT. Stones are durable, that’s the beauty!

    Hank

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  19. Mama Zen | July 7, 2012 at 7:33 pm

    Beautifully done haiku!

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  20. PazsNYMinute | July 7, 2012 at 8:19 pm

    I think the stones will have a lot to tell. 🙂

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  21. Ramesh sood | July 7, 2012 at 9:38 pm

    This is very contemplative..excellent….MMT…

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  22. Gemma Wiseman | July 8, 2012 at 2:06 am

    Lovely quiet space – just the earth and who wanders there! Lovely!

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  23. dianne | July 8, 2012 at 5:51 am

    that is a lovely smooth stone which is a wonderful contrast to the sand

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  24. gardenjoy4me (CanadianGardenJoy) | July 8, 2012 at 6:04 am

    Hello MMT ! I hope you are well : )
    The sandy stream looks very inviting for bare toes to play in, and this rounded stone is worn with age and wisdom .. I am sure it has seen much history and is very quiet about it all ? 😉
    Beautiful shot and verse !
    Joy

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  25. Maharukh | July 8, 2012 at 7:03 am

    SUPERB MMT!
    definitely the stone has to narrate the story of the alone night.. 🙂 loved the snap even 🙂

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  26. EG CameraGirl , Canada | July 8, 2012 at 9:16 am

    I like this trail the stones appear to be following!

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  28. Norma Ruttan | July 8, 2012 at 11:55 am

    for some reason, I’m attracted to stones, especially those in woods or on beaches
    and…I love Haiku! well done, MMteacher!

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  29. Crafty Gardener | July 8, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    Lovely stone photos. I’m sure they have very interesting stories to tell.

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  30. Danielle Batog | July 8, 2012 at 5:41 pm

    I like the path in this photo…not sure if the stone followed the path or is going to follow the path.

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  31. JazzBumpa | July 8, 2012 at 7:27 pm

    Know what you’re getting
    When you swap jokes with a rock;
    Their humor is dry.

    Cheers!
    JzB

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  32. vivinfrance | July 9, 2012 at 1:46 am

    A creative use of the prompt and a lovely combination of picture and poem

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  33. Hootin' Anni | July 9, 2012 at 4:48 am

    Very artistic….the stone in the dry arroyo AND your haiku.

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  34. yarnofwordskriti | July 10, 2012 at 6:08 am

    A unique haiku here:) Its such a beauty to see people come up with different haiku with one same word:)

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  35. kkkkaty | July 10, 2012 at 12:45 pm

    I hope you indeed did pick up this rock, take it home, and now are using it as a paperweight for all of these great and worthy comments!!;)

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  36. Chèvrefeuille | July 10, 2012 at 6:16 pm

    Wonderful haiku MMT and a wonderful picture too.

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