The Darksome Poet
What rhymes with blue erasers? Nothing that I know.
Ask the thirty thirsty pencils that live down below.
Perhaps the smallest pencil is longer than you think,
And knows the word you’re looking for, written in red ink.
I believe that snips and scraps, at least not more than three,
Can be used to slit your throat, or make poetry.
I know my tale has ended in a dark and somber way,
But I am a darksome poet, so what more can I say?
Poem © 2019 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Shadow Shot Sunday 2: Saguaro Cactus
Saguaro cactus, Yuma Conservation Garden., Yuma, Arizona
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Fresh
A sunflower blooms at Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona.
When sunflowers bloom,
sparrows light up the garden
with fresh morning songs.
Haiku and photo by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Tree Hugger
Student artwork at a Yuma County, Arizona high school.
A tree-hugging bird is a sight
That’s visible only in light,
For like you and me
The bird in the tree
Finds comfort in sleeping at night.
Limerick and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Light
An earthenware jar sits on a stone ledge in Zapopan, Mexico.
Languid afternoon—
the light inside a clay jar
seeps to the surface.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Ruby Tuesday Too: Rototiller
A bright red rototiller sits unused in a wet garden in La Grande, Oregon.
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Blue Monday: Happy Kid
Student drawing for a proposed book cover, Tucson Festival of Books, Tucson, Arizona.
This happy kid sings quite a lot.
However, a diva she’s not.
She bleats like a goat
That’s lost its fur coat—
She sure gives it all that she’s got!
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Macro Monday 2: Footprint
A simulated dinosaur footprint, Prescott Public Library, Prescott, Arizona.
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A Pilgrim’s Consolation
Warfare, pilgrim, is good reason to betake yourself from here.
Seek the roads that no one else takes; from the crowd now disappear.
Do not disdain the pebble that now lodges in your shoe.
Hail those you meet along the way; give praise where praise is due.
Shield yourself from falsehood by recalling holy tales;
Strengthen soul and body as you drink the sacred ales.
At the crest of yonder mountain, where clouds obscure the view,
Fear not, O weary pilgrim: Someone watches over you.
Poem © 2019 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Shadow Shot Sunday 2: Clinging Shadows
Shadows cling to the branches of a gnarled ironwood tree in Yuma County, Arizona.
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