Desert Monk

Nov 23

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Distant mountains
Saguaro cactus, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
 


monk in the desert
lusting for distant mountains—
long thorns bar his way

 
Text and photo © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Posted on November 23, 2012, in Arizona, Carpe Diem, desert, Ein Stück Himmel, haiku, Haiku Heights, Haiku My Heart, Himmelsk, Sky Watch Friday, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona and tagged , . Bookmark the permalink. 42 Comments.

  1. DrillerAA | November 23, 2012 at 6:58 am

    Very creative composition. Well done.

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  2. Chevrefeuille | November 23, 2012 at 7:34 am

    You were inspired! What a wonderful haiku on our Special by Issa. Thank you for sharing on Carpe Diem.

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  4. Judy | November 23, 2012 at 8:20 am

    Love the macro of the cactus (and the mountains in the distance)!! I have never looked at the base of the spines so closely before!!

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  5. Anthony North | November 23, 2012 at 8:53 am

    They’d certainly bar anyone’s way, I think.

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  6. WabiSabi | November 23, 2012 at 9:04 am

    I wonder if the monks in the mountains lust for the desert. Lovely words and photo!

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  7. Delphyne | November 23, 2012 at 9:07 am

    I love that picture! Your haiku is really terrific, too!

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  8. somepinkflowers | November 23, 2012 at 9:10 am

    why prickly, Cactus?
    wide open space with a view …
    clear ceiling blue sky …

    ♥

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  9. artmusedog | November 23, 2012 at 9:19 am

    Wonderful haiku ~ lovely photograph ~ hope you are enjoying a little holiday respite ~ (A Creative Harbor) ^_^

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  10. laura hegfield | November 23, 2012 at 11:17 am

    gorgeous photo… beautiful haiku… interesting what created separation and aloneness.

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  11. Lea | November 23, 2012 at 11:21 am

    Oh this longing, I feel it, I really, really do…

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  12. ladynimue | November 23, 2012 at 11:22 am

    good image drawn here !
    🙂

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  13. Green Speck | November 23, 2012 at 11:57 am

    This was beautiful … well depicted struggle of the monk !!!

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  14. 4joy | November 23, 2012 at 12:05 pm

    I was struck by the bizarre thorns of that cactus…..

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  15. Helen Campbell | November 23, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    Very thorny cactus! I love your haiku, it tells the photo’s story beautifully!

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  16. brudberg | November 23, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    Ah, I love the saguaro, and how wonderful to connect it to a monk. It is indeed a solitar.

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  17. Grace | November 23, 2012 at 6:52 pm

    Great shot ~ I like the lusting for distant mountains ~

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  18. rebecca | November 23, 2012 at 7:45 pm

    suddenly i am seeing all giant saguaro cactus as monks in the desert, such an engaging image!

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  19. gemma | November 23, 2012 at 8:05 pm

    Love this giant and the land where it stands.

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  20. siggiofmaine | November 23, 2012 at 9:23 pm

    I love the imagery of the thorns on the cactus..thank you.

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  21. Joyce M | November 23, 2012 at 11:41 pm

    Thorns are a reminder to be grateful even for the negative things in our life for they are lessons to be learned. I liked the photo and the haiku.
    Joyce M

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  22. Sue Fox | November 24, 2012 at 1:33 am

    Oh I bet it’s really needling him! nice composition. x

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  23. Mark M. Redfearn | November 24, 2012 at 7:21 am

    Well, I should hope that SOMEthing bars his way! Silly monk! 🙂

    Birches Haiku

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  24. Meenakshi | November 24, 2012 at 9:00 am

    Lofty targets always have thorns strewn in the path! Wonderful picture, profound haiku!

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  25. mjbishop49 | November 24, 2012 at 11:39 am

    As always my friend, beautiful.

    Melanie

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  26. heavenhappens | November 24, 2012 at 3:44 pm

    I love the odd feeling of a monk lusting ~ never heard of a Monk except in an abbey ~ sheltered life!! Loved this poem it will stay with me now!

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  27. Susan L Daniels | November 24, 2012 at 7:40 pm

    The monk in the desert longs for mountains. We always long for what we don’t have, don’t we?

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  28. Valli | November 24, 2012 at 9:36 pm

    Lovely picture and beautiful haiku!

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  29. Hazel Anastasia | November 25, 2012 at 7:17 am

    Those thorns are kontra bida. What’s so wrong with distant mountains? I didn’t see lusting. Oh, nice macro.

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    • magicalmysticalteacher | November 25, 2012 at 7:34 am

      Nothing is “wrong” with the distant mountains, unless, of course, the monk has been called to dwell in the desert.

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  30. Leo | November 25, 2012 at 11:51 am

    Ah, MMT would be smiling like a cheshire cat seeing this topic I am sure 😀

    Maybe the monk might feel the thorns are just His test to see the hunger to reach the mountains is true or not?

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  32. readinpleasure | November 26, 2012 at 7:30 am

    Oh, this is so brilliant and unique. 🙂

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  33. Sabio Lantz | November 26, 2012 at 5:08 pm

    lusting for a mountain??? Poor guy, needs to stop meditating.

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  34. ninot | November 27, 2012 at 8:09 am

    This is delicious – especially for a desert poem. It just sings out loud – nature is slowly changing me…beware.

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  35. Pranita | November 28, 2012 at 10:45 pm

    As the saying goes, the grass is always greener on the other side! 😉 Very good take… the picture of a monk lusting is intriguing!
    Deserted dreams breathe on me

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  36. Prema | November 29, 2012 at 10:03 am

    Truly creative !

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  37. anonemouspoet | November 30, 2012 at 6:05 am

    lusting for mountains is a forgiveable sin!

    a great haiku and clever portrayal of the monk as moved yet immoveable

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