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Feast for Bee and Ant
a drift of pollen
shaken from the mallow’s heart—
feast for bee and ant
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Photo: Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua), Northern Arizona
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shaken from the mallow’s heart—
feast for bee and ant
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Photo: Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua), Northern Arizona
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Sunset Landscape
flocks of sundown clouds
pretending to be raindrops
clinging to a fence
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Photo: Northern Arizona
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pretending to be raindrops
clinging to a fence
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Photo: Northern Arizona
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Elusive Spring Storm
elusive spring storm
somewhere beyond the mountains
thunderclouds growling
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Photo: Luna, New Mexico
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somewhere beyond the mountains
thunderclouds growling
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Photo: Luna, New Mexico
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Cloud Singer, Come
Cloud Singer, come,
sing your melody of joy
till this day is done.
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Photo: Northern Arizona
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sing your melody of joy
till this day is done.
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Photo: Northern Arizona
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Six Songs of Joy: for Adrienne Rich
Poet Adrienne Rich died at her home in Santa Cruz, California on Tuesday, 27 March 2012. Each haiku or senryu below begins with five syllables taken from poems in Rich’s book Midnight Salvage.
in the motel room
seven crickets sing for joy
empty bed tonight
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
Who would not applaud
the plum tree’s raucous blooming?
Curmudgeons, perhaps.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
your upstairs hideout
a den of budding writers
scribbling songs of joy
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
In the beige notebook
write only words that matter—
even broken ones.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
In her new language
she sings of running naked
through the April rain.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
fresh from the freeway
she pours a cup of coffee
fumbling for the cream
Text © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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seven crickets sing for joy
empty bed tonight
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
Who would not applaud
the plum tree’s raucous blooming?
Curmudgeons, perhaps.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
your upstairs hideout
a den of budding writers
scribbling songs of joy
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
In the beige notebook
write only words that matter—
even broken ones.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
In her new language
she sings of running naked
through the April rain.
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
fresh from the freeway
she pours a cup of coffee
fumbling for the cream
Text © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Blossom by Blossom
Blossom by blossom
I dream my way through winter—
succulent joyfruit.
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Photo: Southern California
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I dream my way through winter—
succulent joyfruit.
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Photo: Southern California
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Sheep, You Give Us Joy
Sheep, you give us joy!
As you share your wool and flesh,
we are warm and full.
We are warm and full—
no winter winds can slay us,
clad and fed by you.
Clad and fed by you,
who needs any other wealth?
Sheep, you give us joy!
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Photo: Student art, Northern Arizona
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As you share your wool and flesh,
we are warm and full.
We are warm and full—
no winter winds can slay us,
clad and fed by you.
Clad and fed by you,
who needs any other wealth?
Sheep, you give us joy!
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Photo: Student art, Northern Arizona
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It Gives Me Great Joy
It gives me great joy
to share my blanket with you—
now my heart is full.
Now my heart is full,
for tonight you will be warm,
wrapped in my blanket.
Wrapped in my blanket,
you will snuggle with the stars—
it gives me great joy.
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Photo: Student art, Northern Arizona
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to share my blanket with you—
now my heart is full.
Now my heart is full,
for tonight you will be warm,
wrapped in my blanket.
Wrapped in my blanket,
you will snuggle with the stars—
it gives me great joy.
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Photo: Student art, Northern Arizona
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Wondrous Wasted Weeds
Wondrous wasted weeds—
paint this image in your heart,
brush it blue with sky.
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Photo: Northern Arizona
More The Haiku Challenge 2012 with the theme “Paint the Image” here
(I post only my own photos on my blog, so I have taken a different approach to the prompt.)
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paint this image in your heart,
brush it blue with sky.
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Photo: Northern Arizona
More The Haiku Challenge 2012 with the theme “Paint the Image” here
(I post only my own photos on my blog, so I have taken a different approach to the prompt.)
More Share the Joy Thursday ruminations here
More SkyWatch Friday photos here
More Himmelsk photos here
Lady Bright Face
My Lady Bright Face,
more precious than any gem
is your golden soul.
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Photo: Zacatecas, México
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