Ascent

Mar 31

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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
 


long and wearisome
the burning mountain ascent
no willow for shade

 
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Posted on March 31, 2013, in Anza-Borrego Desert, Blue Monday, California, Carpe Diem, desert, haiku, Shadow Shot Sunday 2, Southern California, The April Heights 2013 and tagged , . Bookmark the permalink. 32 Comments.

  1. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) | March 31, 2013 at 7:46 am

    A desert can be cruel, but sure you can find some cottonwood somewhere?

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  3. Gemma Wiseman | March 31, 2013 at 3:50 pm

    Somehow the burning mountain image takes on the breath of burnings from legend – like the burning bush! Lovely!

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  4. artmusedog | March 31, 2013 at 4:04 pm

    the ‘mountain ascent’ can be trying ….need to make own shade ~ lovely penned haiku ^_^

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  5. Maggie | March 31, 2013 at 5:36 pm

    I feel the heaviness of making the ascent on a hot day. Beautifully written.

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  6. WabiSabi | March 31, 2013 at 7:11 pm

    Oh this reminds me of many hikes we took out west! Never a tree in sight. I do love those flowers in your photo though. Is it a yucca?

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  7. Anne | March 31, 2013 at 10:25 pm

    A beautiful image you share! Have a wonderful week and thank you.

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  8. Green Speck | April 1, 2013 at 1:15 am

    A shade would have made the ascent easier !!!

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  9. Luna Miranda | April 1, 2013 at 1:27 am

    this looks pretty hot–like what we’re having right now.
    lovely scene.

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  10. Chevrefeuille | April 1, 2013 at 4:05 am

    I would love to hide in the shade of the willow. Thank you MMT for sharing.

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  11. lina@happy family | April 1, 2013 at 4:25 am

    Hot, bright and beautiful!

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  12. Pranita | April 1, 2013 at 4:34 am

    The strength needed for any kind of ascent depicted beautifully.
    Ascent to surface

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  13. Rick Daddario | April 1, 2013 at 4:36 am

    aloha MMT. a beauty. i like this a lot. aloha.

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  14. artmusedog | April 1, 2013 at 6:48 am

    Gorgeous photo ~ lovely haiku ~ so true sometimes ~ Happy Day ^_^

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  15. Sally | April 1, 2013 at 6:52 am

    I love your blue skies; Thanks for sharing.

    Happy Blue Monday!

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  16. Karen | April 1, 2013 at 7:05 am

    Oh, love that bright geen against the blue sky!

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  17. Ramesh Sood | April 1, 2013 at 8:00 am

    You always say it so well…MMT..

    RS

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  18. Debbie | April 1, 2013 at 8:23 am

    Great shot. It must be the week for desert pictures, mine is from AZ. Blessings, Debbie

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  19. harshalgupta826 | April 1, 2013 at 8:25 am

    Ah! Such brilliant words and yet implying the truth. 🙂

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  20. LaVoice | April 1, 2013 at 8:27 am

    The desert can be a terrible place or a land of beauty. You found the beauty in this shot.

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  21. Simran Kaur (@KaurSimran7) | April 1, 2013 at 9:47 am

    Beautifully observed and expressed! 🙂

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  22. Teresa | April 1, 2013 at 9:48 am

    It sounds like a long difficult journey.

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  23. ladynimue | April 1, 2013 at 10:35 am

    for me all ascents other than a flower valley are worth not doing 😉

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  26. ElizOF | April 4, 2013 at 1:33 am

    Excellent… 😉
    Eliz

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  27. Rallentanda | April 5, 2013 at 8:55 pm

    I can feel the heat in the climb.

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