Threnody

Apr 17

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Cholla photo AnzaBoApril2013187a_zps7fa764bd.jpg
Teddy Bear Cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii), Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, SoCal
 


parched and barren land
panting for refreshing rain—
threnody of dust

 
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Posted on April 17, 2013, in Anza-Borrego Desert, cactus, Carpe Diem, Cholla cactus, desert, Ein Stück Himmel, haiku, Himmelsk, Teddy Bear Cholla and tagged , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 11 Comments.

  1. HansHB | April 17, 2013 at 1:23 pm

    Great post, Nice photowork!

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  2. Steffi | April 17, 2013 at 1:39 pm

    Great photo!Thank you for it and have a nice day!

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  4. Maggie | April 17, 2013 at 3:41 pm

    You use threnody so beautifully…sadness captured with your perfect words.

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  6. WabiSabi | April 17, 2013 at 6:45 pm

    I’m with JzB in this one. Masterful !

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  7. Wenche | April 18, 2013 at 3:00 am

    Lovely photo. Have a great Thursday :0)

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  8. kz | April 18, 2013 at 9:18 am

    threnody of dust — wonderful. terrific interpretation of the prompt and great photo as always

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  9. Adriana Dascalu | April 19, 2013 at 10:30 am

    that’s a unique take! absolutely amazing!

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  10. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) | April 19, 2013 at 1:50 pm

    Threnody as part of the leanscape … and I certainly remember that mean Cholla… far from huggable

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  11. Lauren Kennedy | April 20, 2013 at 2:22 pm

    Terrific shot. Not sure if my memory serves me right, but is that the cactus that the needles jumps out at you if you get too close? Be careful :).

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