Crickets Honor You

May 26

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Crickets honor you,
mower that no longer zings,
scissoring the grass.
 
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
 
Mowing days over,
farmer cultivates the joy
of resting from toil.

 
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: Livestock corral, Hubbell Trading Post, Ganado, Arizona
 
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Posted on May 26, 2012, in Arizona, Blue Monday, haiku, Haiku Heights, Haiku My Heart, Himmelsk, Hubbell Trading Post, Northern Arizona, Shadow Shot Sunday 2, Sky Watch Friday, Straight Out of the Camera Sunday, The Think Tank Thursday. Bookmark the permalink. 30 Comments.

  1. Tina´s PicStory | May 26, 2012 at 1:57 am

    great shot! thanks for stopping by 🙂

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  2. kaykuala | May 26, 2012 at 6:36 am

    We sympathize with the farmer who toiled for pittance. They suffered first before every one else when their implements went awry! Great verse MMT!

    Hank

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  3. Maharukh | May 26, 2012 at 6:51 am

    lovely description of the picture, a different take!

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  4. Carol McKenna | May 26, 2012 at 7:02 am

    Creative photo ~ lovely haiku ~ am ‘ enjoy the farmer’s rest’ thanks, namaste, ^_^
    main blog (A Creative Harbor)

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  5. Sylvia Kirkwood | May 26, 2012 at 8:33 am

    Great shadow shot for the day! You do find the unusual ones! Have a wonderful weekend!

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  6. Ralph | May 26, 2012 at 8:33 am

    This combine (?) is a relic to the past, a forward thinking design that perhaps made obsolete the sickle and the scythe of yore. A cool implement, but with that uncomfortable looking steel seat, perhaps the modern, enclosed and air-conditioned tractor is a bit more comfortable for the now retired farmer…

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  7. Hazel | May 26, 2012 at 8:50 am

    Excellent! It must be a nice break for farmers to cultivate not just soil, but joy – joy indeed. Love the picture too.

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  8. Kelly | May 26, 2012 at 8:51 am

    This is certainly an interesting old piece of equipment!

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  9. Grace | May 26, 2012 at 9:02 am

    To farm is hard labor, but to reap its fruits is a joy ~ Glad he got some rest ~

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  10. Vicki | May 26, 2012 at 10:38 am

    What a great old piece of equipment. Farming must have been truly backbreaking in “the good old days”.

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  11. Mama Zen | May 26, 2012 at 10:40 am

    Love that second haiku!

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  12. Leo | May 26, 2012 at 11:16 am

    Gorgeous photograph MMT, speaks a lot more than the haiku.

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  13. peggy gatto | May 26, 2012 at 11:49 am

    How happy, getting old is o k!!!

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  14. Joanne Moceri-Taveira | May 26, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    Your photo is so stark and real…and your set was beautifully worded…

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  15. Diana Teneva | May 26, 2012 at 1:08 pm

    Your photo is very realistic! And you haiku is amazing – I like crickets replacing the mower that no longer zings…

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  16. Stephanie | May 26, 2012 at 1:26 pm

    just as beautiful in this decaying state.

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  17. The Summer Kitchen Girls | May 26, 2012 at 1:34 pm

    Great shot MMT….love it 🙂 we’ve got several old pieces of farm equiptment by our shop that crickets “honor” ~ ha! Enjoy your weekend!

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  18. zongrik | May 26, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    i’m sure the oxen or the horses are thankful the olden days are over

    valued benevolence haiku

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  19. tarun mazumdar | May 26, 2012 at 9:10 pm

    In India we celebrate a festival called baisakhi and you rightly described the joy a farmer feels when he or she cultivates the farm… brilliant

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  20. DawnReeves Elliott | May 26, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    What an incredible picture of days gone by…honored with your haikus!

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  21. rebecca | May 26, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    ahhhhhh sweet day of rest! hope you are enjoying yous.

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  22. vivinfrance | May 26, 2012 at 11:49 pm

    You understand that joy must be cultivated. A nice thought!

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  23. Gemma Wiseman | May 27, 2012 at 2:29 am

    Magical old relic from other days! Love the pall of abandonment, the space of silence touched with shadow!

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  24. Sue Fox | May 27, 2012 at 2:50 am

    Smiling back at you :~)

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  25. Chevrefeuille | May 27, 2012 at 3:55 am

    Wow! What a nice picture … the set of haiku is really stunning. I love the second one the most. Thank you for sharing.

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  26. bettyl | May 27, 2012 at 7:19 pm

    I bet that was the greatest thing in its day!

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  27. Sue Anderson | May 28, 2012 at 8:18 am

    What a great image. Very nostalgic…perfect for today.

    =)

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  28. Sally | May 28, 2012 at 8:29 am

    Love that blue, blue sky!

    Happy Blue Monday.

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  30. Jaideep | May 28, 2012 at 10:34 am

    we almost ran into same set, but expressions here are brilliant!

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