Reflection

Dec 17

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Reflection
Reflected street scene, Los Algodones, Baja California, México
 


In a reflection,
do we see what’s really there,
or just what we wish?

 
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Posted on December 17, 2012, in Baja California, Blue Monday, Haiku Heights, Los Algodones, Mexico, Ruby Tuesday 2, senryu, Shadow Shot Sunday 2. Bookmark the permalink. 15 Comments.

  1. WabiSabi | December 17, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    As one who prays to a loving God and who has struggled mightily since Friday to understand the mystery of suffering, I read a great deal into this haiku, perhaps more than you intended. The question you pose is always there, no matter how much we try to believe. All we can do is love and find hope in that love we give and receive. May God bless you ,MMT.

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  2. Lolly | December 17, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    Well done, MMT. I really like this one.

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  3. ladynimue | December 17, 2012 at 1:49 pm

    I guess more often , we think after we wish .
    And more so long after :)

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  4. Gemma Wiseman | December 17, 2012 at 2:08 pm

    All those wonderful blues framing reds, yellows and shadows create an interesting reflection!

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  5. Inverness DP | December 17, 2012 at 2:15 pm

    Without the frame of reference we might not perceive the reflection

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  6. eden | December 17, 2012 at 5:07 pm

    Great shot and love the haiku!

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  7. Tammie | December 17, 2012 at 6:53 pm

    wonderful colors in your photo and such a clear reflection!

    love your question.

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  8. Teresa | December 17, 2012 at 7:41 pm

    Nice shot. Truly a reflective haiku. :-)

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  9. Rallentanda | December 17, 2012 at 11:58 pm

    What we really wish is the answer. You cannot be a creative artist unless you have mind altering inbuilt specs. Late in life Monet suffered from bad eyesight,but he rejected a pair of specs exclaiming
    ” If the world really looks like that, I will paint no more!”
    My sentiments entirely.

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  10. Around the Island | December 18, 2012 at 1:03 am

    I love Rallentanda’s take on this (though I’m too off-kilter without my glasses to give them up myself).

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  11. Liz | December 18, 2012 at 1:34 am

    Great capture. Happy RT2.

    My entries:
    Liz (mcn)
    Liz (mot)

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  12. lina@womens perspectives | December 18, 2012 at 7:09 am

    Came here again from RT.
    My answer is hoping to see what I want first and accepting the reality later :)

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  13. tigerbrite | December 18, 2012 at 9:52 am

    Thoughtful… reflections can sometimes distort :)

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  14. Listening Daisy | December 18, 2012 at 11:14 am

    Often in reflections we also see what we don’t wish, but sometimes we see what we do.

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  15. Susan | December 20, 2012 at 6:34 am

    A little of both, I believe. We ought to be able to distinguish “flection” from re-flection, don’t you think? Provocative Haiku.

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