Whirling All Over

Jul 13

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~~ 1 ~~
 
over the yogurt
she lays a piece of muslin
to keep flies at bay
 
~~ 2 ~~
 
seven flavors of
manufactured excuses
dripping from her tongue
 
~~ 3 ~~
 
tonight’s harvest moon
on this side of the river—
such a tiny coin
 
~~ 4 ~~
 
geese in the millions
drowning the eastern flyway
with their plaintive honks
 
~~ 5 ~~
 
an ancient pilgrim
forgetting her arthritis
on the sacred hike
 
~~ 6 ~~
 
feathers of brown birds
shot from black cannons at dawn—
how the West was won
 
~~ 7 ~~
 
perhaps the turtle
making low sounds in its throat
thinks dogs will cower
 
~~ 8 ~~
 
The storytellers
make room for one another,
using fragrant words.
 
~~ 9 ~~
 
writing a letter
with lackluster paragraphs—
the same dusty words
 
~~ 10 ~~
 
In his own country
no one honors the prophet—
even ravens mock.
 
~~ 11 ~~
 
One cry from the crow
beguiles the lunar eclipse
into shrinking back.
 
~~ 12 ~~
 
Cheeky ones go pale
whenever Jesus appears,
circumcising hearts.

 
© 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
 
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More The Sunday Whirl, Wordle 169

Posted on July 13, 2014, in 5-7-5, The Poetry Pantry, The Sunday Whirl and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 19 Comments.

  1. jae rose | July 13, 2014 at 7:23 am

    From such a simple, gentle act such profound thought stumbles onto Jesus – epic piece Magical! Phew..need me a cup of tea now

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    • magicalmysticalteacher | July 13, 2014 at 7:27 am

      May the cuppa revive you! 😉

      On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 6:23 AM, Magical Mystical Teacher wrote:

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  2. Gillena Cox | July 13, 2014 at 8:05 am

    #3 is my favourite, have a nice Sunday

    much love…

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  3. Nissa Annakindt | July 13, 2014 at 8:39 am

    I started reading and thought at first it was just ‘nice’. Then with number #2 you have ‘seven flavors of manufactured excuses’ and it just got better from there until the grand end with Jesus circumcising hearts. Great work!

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  4. Rallentanda | July 13, 2014 at 9:01 am

    These are marvellous.The last one had me a little puzzled re the circumcision of hearts….I think even Jesus might have difficulty with that one:)

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    • magicalmysticalteacher | July 13, 2014 at 9:38 am

      St. Paul, apparently, did not have any problem with circumcising hearts. You can see his take on the matter in Romans 2:29.

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  6. Sherry Blue Sky | July 13, 2014 at 9:54 am

    I resonate with the ancient pilgrim forgetting her arthritis on the sacred hike!

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  7. Sumana Roy | July 13, 2014 at 10:45 am

    great visuals in many of them…

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  8. G L Meisner | July 13, 2014 at 2:20 pm

    I love number 7. Such a great image.

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  9. Mama Zen | July 13, 2014 at 3:38 pm

    I love that second one!

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  10. oldegg | July 13, 2014 at 6:18 pm

    Curiously No.6 was the most poignant and showed me the systematic destruction of the native Indian population. Perhaps the land where you live speaks to you.

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  11. kaykuala h | July 13, 2014 at 10:14 pm

    #7 seems to be what often are mistakes of those who may be weak. They try to fight but lack the arsenal! Wonderful write MMT!

    Hank

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  12. Kathy (akakkkkaty) | July 14, 2014 at 12:40 am

    I have to go with num!ber 3 as well…always the best haiku found here.

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  13. J Cosmo Newbery | July 14, 2014 at 2:21 am

    Quite a collection of fragments, making an intriguing whole.

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  14. Bastet | July 14, 2014 at 2:45 am

    You wowed me … fantastic how one flowed into another!

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  15. PT | July 14, 2014 at 6:09 am

    Such a thoughtful write, i liked specially the second and fifth ones!

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  16. Belva Staples | July 14, 2014 at 6:17 pm

    These were all wonderful, but I really loved #12 and I’ve been feeling like # 5 lately.

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  17. Pamela | July 16, 2014 at 6:03 pm

    mmt, I don’t even know where to begin, they were all beautiful. Really nice.

    Pamela

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