Cemetery Blues

Jun 2

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Wellton Cemetery
 


shadows creeping in
like a song you can’t throw off—
cemetery blues

 
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: Wellton Memorial Cemetery, Wellton, Arizona
 
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Posted on June 2, 2012, in Arizona, Haiku My Heart, Himmelsk, Recuerda Mi Corazon, senryu, Shadow Shot Sunday 2, Sky Watch Friday, Southern Arizona, Straight Out of the Camera Sunday. Bookmark the permalink. 25 Comments.

  1. Ramesh Sood | June 2, 2012 at 5:05 am

    Lovely Haiku..as ever…shadows creep in….

    Well MMT, here’s KP’s Tackle the Tuesday..

    http://chevrefeuilleshaikublog.blogspot.in/2012/05/tackle-tuesday.html

    RS:)

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  2. gardenjoy4me (CanadianGardenJoy) | June 2, 2012 at 6:02 am

    Hello MMT .. Yes the Haiku is fitting .. but strangely enough our famous cemetery that has our first Prime Minister (Sir John A MacDonald) resting ? there is an amazingly beautiful place with gorgeous statuary, gardens, water features, ancient looking trees … well it is a special place .. not blue or scary … just beautiful : )
    Joy

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  3. rebecca | June 2, 2012 at 6:59 am

    a beautiful song with long comforting shadows…
    my first glimpse of Welton.

    (may your choice of cemetery not be cryptic!)

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  4. Leo | June 2, 2012 at 8:05 am

    Maybe the shadow is like a blanket to the soul, MMT..

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  5. sandy | June 2, 2012 at 8:40 am

    Oh, this is place perfect!
    I often feel the same way.

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  6. Vicki | June 2, 2012 at 8:50 am

    Shadows creeping into the cemetery … nice image.

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  7. Sylvia Kirkwood | June 2, 2012 at 9:16 am

    Wonderful haiku as always and what a beautiful shadow shot for the day! Enjoy your weekend!!

    Sylvia

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  8. Meri of Meri's Musings & Playing Along | June 2, 2012 at 9:19 am

    Cemeteries are interesting places — I rarely visit them, since I don’t think the spirit and body remain connected after death, so why visit a place where a spiritless body is buried?

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  9. Anne | June 2, 2012 at 9:24 am

    I like the way the view is framed by the tree trunks.

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  10. Joan | June 2, 2012 at 10:00 am

    Love your haiku and your positioning of this shot.

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  11. redondowriter | June 2, 2012 at 1:56 pm

    Cemeteries are such sacred places and your photo and words make me think of my own cemetery visits over the years.

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  12. Ralph | June 2, 2012 at 1:58 pm

    This can be a place for sadness, but this soothing mix of shadow and sun gives us an affirmation that our life may be finite – yet, while we are still here, we ought to enjoy the simple beauty that surrounds us…and everywhere we’ve been and are yet to travel to…

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  13. Gemma Wiseman | June 2, 2012 at 2:32 pm

    I love wandering cemeteries, appreciating the lives that have been! There is a beautiful, sacred music in the light and shadow here!

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  14. LaVoice | June 2, 2012 at 4:13 pm

    No it is not easy throwing off any emotion wen leaving a cemetery. I will be visiting one this coming Monday tho.

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  15. Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio | June 2, 2012 at 9:28 pm

    Unless, of course, the song is ‘off key’! : )
    A bit of dead pan humor?
    Oh, someone STOP me!!
    Anyway, I couldn’t help but notice how neat and tidy that cemetery is.

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  16. Tracy | June 3, 2012 at 1:46 am

    A great shot and it’s a very pretty looking cemetary. Enjoy your weekend 🙂

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  17. Leovi | June 3, 2012 at 2:52 am

    Beautiful perspective. Good photo. Yes, nice haiku.

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  18. Rajesh | June 3, 2012 at 3:36 am

    Nice shadows there in cemetery.

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  19. Riet | June 3, 2012 at 6:47 am

    Nice shadows in the cemetry. Love your photo.

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  20. Coloring Outside the Lines | June 3, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    I like the way you framed this shot- beautiful.

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  21. NatureFootstep Photo | June 3, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    cemetary? It looks like a playground emty of kids.

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  22. Bev | June 3, 2012 at 7:00 pm

    Love your composition – lovely shadows and haiku as well!

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  23. Christine | June 3, 2012 at 8:02 pm

    Ooooooh! I love this! I can feel those shadows creeping over the grass, the air getting a bit cooler. Great shot, MMT.

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  24. Kelly | June 5, 2012 at 6:24 pm

    I love cemeteries and I love the angle you took this from.

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  25. Teresa | June 6, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    That is such an interesting composition for the shot! Very nice. The haiku is wonderful.

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