Husks

Apr 29

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Graves in the potter’s field, Yuma Pioneer Cemetery, Yuma, Arizona
 


potter’s field at dusk
weed husks rattle in the wind—
sound of passing spring

 
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Posted on April 29, 2014, in 5-7-5, Arizona, Carpe Diem, Haiku Horizons, Ruby Tuesday Too, Southern Arizona, Yuma, Yuma Pioneer Cemetery and tagged , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 21 Comments.

  1. Locomente | April 29, 2014 at 5:55 am

    “Sound of passing spring”
    Really lovely expression 🙂

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  2. Englepappa | April 29, 2014 at 6:05 am

    Nice haiku! And your picture is really great – death and life at the same time. And the spring will come with new life!

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  3. gerald | April 29, 2014 at 6:16 am

    interesting graveyard shot

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  4. Rallentanda Goossens | April 29, 2014 at 6:51 am

    sound of passing spring…I like as well!

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  6. Teresa | April 29, 2014 at 10:55 am

    There really is a sadness to this shot.

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  7. Kalpana Solsi | April 29, 2014 at 12:58 pm

    Sound of passing spring. this is so beautifully done.

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  8. mystickuheli | April 29, 2014 at 10:39 pm

    i can hear it

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  9. Gillena Cox | April 30, 2014 at 12:23 am

    ‘rattle’ as of bones, nice juxtaposition

    much love…

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  10. JanzCrystalz/January | April 30, 2014 at 5:53 am

    sound of sadness but will pass by..

    thanks for dropping by.

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  11. Nick, Melbourne | April 30, 2014 at 6:21 am

    Lovely photo. The haiku is poignant and brings out the melancholy side of Spring.

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  13. reshma | April 30, 2014 at 11:20 am

    I hear a tinge of melancholy in these line MMT.

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  14. Chèvrefeuille | April 30, 2014 at 12:23 pm

    Awesome … ‘the sound of passing spring’ … chapeau!

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  15. neil fleischmann | April 30, 2014 at 5:17 pm

    Nice. Well done haiku in true classical haiku style.

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  17. Alice Keys | April 30, 2014 at 10:29 pm

    The sounds transmitted in this poem stopped my heart for an instant. Amazing.

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  18. Apurva | May 1, 2014 at 10:34 am

    Loved the imagery! 🙂

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  19. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) | May 1, 2014 at 12:53 pm

    Spring… and then come the dryness of blazing summer.

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  20. milan rajkumar | May 5, 2014 at 7:10 am

    love the sound of spring ! i can hear it ,wow !

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