Remembering
River stone, Roxaboxen Park, Yuma, Arizona
in a desert land
stones from rivers far away
muttering dark tales
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fingering these stones
remembering the builders
and the destroyers
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Posted on October 19, 2014, in 5-7-5, Arizona, Carpe Diem, Macro Monday 2, Recuerda Mi Corazon, Roxaboxen Park, The Art of Remembering, Yuma and tagged Arizona, builders, desert, destroyers, rivers, Roxaboxen Park, stones, tales, Yuma. Bookmark the permalink. 21 Comments.
Magical Mystical Teacher 
Beautiful haikus, Magic. The second has an almost Biblical quality about it.
These are little gems MMT … your first haiku is a masterpiece and i love to use it for our next Tan Renga Challenge if that s ok.
Awesome photo too.
Yes, using it for the tan renga challenge will be fine. Thank you!
Thanks …
living in ne Texas it always gave me a chill finding shells/stones with imprints out in the middle of nowhere dry as heck … Not a drop of water in sight… My very thoughts … The only sound … Wind blowing …. No trees at all flat land …. Thank u die the reminder ….
Some of those tales were washed away never to be told.
As a lover of rocks, stones and all that kind of geology stuff, love your two haiku!
Wonderful haiku and ‘remembering’ ~ so very spiritual and enlightened.
artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)
Oh my! I love them both but that first one would have infinity completions:)
in a desert land
stones from rivers far away
muttering dark tales (MMT)
unfurling skull and cross bones
block your ears and keep singing
my tanka
Yes, I think that blocking one’s ears while singing at the top of one’s voice would effectively mute the dark tales!
On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 8:29 PM, Magical Mystical Teacher wrote:
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i love how this river stone appears painted by time.
the stories it could tell….
Beautiful stone, one in a million.
I’m sure the stones would have fascinating stories to tell.
I find these pebbles on the beach in the UK, beautiful picture !
hmm some dark tales told. Beware what you find when you overturn a stone.
I love the way these hint at larger stories. Very well done!
Beautiful writing!
powerful haikus!
I think this will make a great Tan Renga piece for us — mighty lines you have created MMT!
Thank you, Becca!
On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 11:08 AM, Magical Mystical Teacher wrote:
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