Category Archives: cemetery

Waiting for Springtime

Mar 2

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waiting for springtime
perhaps a resurrection
among the tombstones

 
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, St. Johns, Arizona
 
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
 
More Haiku Heights: “Spring”
 
More Friday’s Fences
 
More Skywatch Friday
 
More Himmelsk
 

Posted in Arizona, cemetery, fence, Friday's Fences, haiku, Haiku Heights, Haiku My Heart, Himmelsk, Northern Arizona, Sky Watch Friday, St. John's Catholic Cemetery

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Who Can Love the Stone?

Feb 15

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Who can love the stone
in memory of the one
who can love no more?

 
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, St. Johns, Arizona
 
More The Haiku Challenge 2012: “Paint the Image” (Because I post only my own photos on this blog, I have taken a different approach to the prompt.)
 
More Sensational Haiku Wednesday: “Love”
 
More Ruby Tuesday 2
 
More REDnesday

Posted in Arizona, cemetery, REDnesday, Ruby Tuesday 2, senryu, St. John's Catholic Cemetery, The Haiku Challenge 2012

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Who Can Love a Stone?

Feb 13

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Who can love a stone
set up for remembering
one whose heart is stilled?

 
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: IOOF Cemetery, Prescott, Arizona
 
More The Haiku Challenge 2012: “Love”
 
More Sensational Haiku Wednesday: “Love”
 
More Straight Out of the Camera
 
More Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Posted in Arizona, cemetery, Prescott, senryu, Sensational Haiku Wednesday, Straight Out of the Camera Sunday, The Haiku Challenge 2012

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Shadow Dance

Nov 24

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Dancing with shadows
among the urns and flowers—
you know the next step.
 
Text and photo © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, St. Johns, Arizona
 
More Haiku Heights with the theme “Urn” here
 
More SkyWatch Friday photos here
 
More Friday’s Fences photos here
 
More Himmelsk photos here

Posted in Arizona, cemetery, Friday's Fences, haiku, Haiku Heights, Himmelsk, Sky Watch Friday, St. John's Catholic Cemetery

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Moldering

Oct 9

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Though your bones molder,
impossible to forget—
‘twas love at first sight.
 
 
Text and photo © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: Panteon Municipal, San Andrés Cholula, México
 
More Dia de los Muertos/Postcards from Paradise at Recuerda Mi Corazon here
 
More Carry on Tuesday with the theme “It Was Love at First Sight” here
 
More Haiku Heights with the theme “Impossible” here
 
More Straight Out of the Camera shots here
 
More Weekend Reflections photos here
 
More Shadow Shot Sunday photos here

Posted in Carry on Tuesday, cemetery, Cholula, Dia de Los Muertos, Jalisco, Mexico, my digital photos, my senryu, Postcards from Paradise, Recuerda Mi Corazon, reflections, San Andrés Cholula, senryu, Shadow Shot Sunday, Straight Out of the Camera Sunday, Weekend Reflections

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Remembering

Oct 2

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Language there is none
to tell my present sorrow—
how I miss your face!
 
 
Text and photo © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: Panteon Municipal, Zapopan, Jalisco, México
 
More Dia de los Muertos: The Art of Remembering at Recuerda Mi Corazon here
 
More One Single Impression poems with the theme “Language” here
 
More Sunday Scribblings with the theme “Present” here
 
More Straight Out of the Camera shots here
 
More Shadow Shot Sunday photos here
 

Posted in cemetery, Dia de Los Muertos, Jalisco, Mexico, my digital photos, my senryu, One Single Impression, Recuerda Mi Corazon, senryu, Shadow Shot Sunday, Straight Out of the Camera Sunday, Sunday Scribblings, Zapopan

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Chimes

Sep 16

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a tinkling of chimes
ten thousand sparrows singing
healing for the soul

 
 
Text and photo © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery, Nanakuli, Oahu, Hawaii
 
More The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 16 with theme “Chime” here
 
More Sensational Haiku Wednesday with the theme “Freestyle” here
 
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon here
 
More Monday Poetry Train Revisited #136 here
 

Posted in cemetery, haiku, Haiku My Heart, Hawaii, Monday Poetry Train Revisited, my digital photos, my haiku, Nanakuli, Oahu, Sensational Haiku Wednesday, The Height of Haiku Challenge

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Comforted

Sep 9

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Their yearnings over,
clouds and weeds now comfort them—
countless tomorrows.
 
 
Text and photo © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
 
Photo: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Waianae, Oahu, Hawaii
 
More The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 9 with the theme “Yearn” here
 
More One Single Impression poems with the theme “Weed” here
 
More Sunday Scribblings with the theme “Tomorrow” here
 
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon here
 
More Monday Poetry Train Revisited #136 here
 
More SkyWatch Friday photos here

Posted in cemetery, Hawaii, my digital photos, my senryu, Oahu, One Single Impression, senryu, Sky Watch Friday, Sunday Scribblings, The Height of Haiku Challenge, Waianae

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Wind

Jun 19

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Have you come again,
wild wind, to punish the flags
and disturb our rest?

 
© 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
 
More One Single Impression poems with the theme “Wind” here
 
More Straight Out of the Camera shots here
 
More Mellow Yellow Monday photos here
 
More Shadow Shot Sunday photos here
 
More REDnesday photos here

Posted in cemetery, Hawaii, Honolulu, Mellow Yellow Monday, my digital photos, my senryu, Oahu, One Single Impression, Punchbowl, REDnesday, Shadow Shot Sunday, Straight Out of the Camera Sunday

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The Next Step

Jun 12

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The tear-stained shadows?
Yes, you may leave them behind—
they will not miss you.

 
© 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery, Nanakuli, Oahu, Hawaii
 
More One Single Impression poems with the theme “Miss” here
 
More Sunday Scribblings with the theme “The Next Step” here
 
More Postcards from Paradise at Recuerda Mi Corazon here
 
More Mandagstema photos with the theme “Stein” here
 
More One Shot Wednesday – Week 50 poems here
 
More Straight Out of the Camera shots here
 
More Mellow Yellow Monday photos here
 
More Shadow Shot Sunday photos here
 
More Ruby Tuesday photos here

Posted in cemetery, Hawaii, Mandagstema, Mellow Yellow Monday, my digital photos, my senryu, Nanakuli, Oahu, One Shot Wednesday, One Single Impression, Postcards from Paradise, Ruby Tuesday, Shadow Shot Sunday, Straight Out of the Camera Sunday, Sunday Scribblings

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