Bones

Discarded catfish carcass, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona

howling wind—
an autumn note within
the bamboo flute

even catfish bones
quiver at the sound

*Opening gambit © by Kala Ramesh

Final two lines and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher

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Posted on April 11, 2015, in A Prompt Each Day, Arizona, Carpe Diem, Kala Ramesh, Shadow Shot Sunday 2, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona, tan renga and tagged autumn, bamboo, bones, catfish, flute, note, Sonoran Desert, sound, Southern Arizona, wind. Bookmark the permalink. 19 Comments.

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Kathe W. | April 11, 2015 at 10:28 am

what a stunning photo to go with your perfect words!

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Dina | April 11, 2015 at 12:00 pm

{{{shiver!}}}

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Ralph | April 11, 2015 at 12:45 pm

Catfish in the desert? Seems odd…and the skeleton is slender enough to flap in the howling winds. It must be the circle of life Simba…

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Sherry Blue Sky | April 11, 2015 at 12:52 pm

Oh….the autumn note within the bamboo flute. So evocative, I can almost hear it. Wonderful!

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Gemma Wiseman | April 12, 2015 at 12:54 am

Eerie and strangely beautiful. Lovely mellow light.

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Yogi | April 12, 2015 at 7:55 am

Beautiful!

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Nonnie | April 12, 2015 at 10:14 am

interesting, but I’m confused. Is there a body of water nearby?

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- magicalmysticalteacher | April 12, 2015 at 10:15 am
  
  Irrigation canals are filled with catfish. Irrigation makes growing crops in this area possible.
  
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Colleen@ LOOSELEAFNOTES | April 12, 2015 at 10:52 am

Scaly bones and a warm sun glow are not something you expect to see together. Nice.

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Chubby N Chieque | April 12, 2015 at 1:50 pm

Absolutely dramatic when sunset was the backdrop of it all.

Happy SSS.

P.S.
South Africa is far from wherever we are but if there is a will, there is a way and I got it here.
Fantastic adventure.

Hugs,
/CC

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Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio | April 12, 2015 at 4:08 pm

Cool bones/carcass tos tumble onto! Goes my my image from last week.

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Gattina | April 13, 2015 at 1:23 am

Interesting photo !

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jeanniemaries | April 13, 2015 at 7:53 am

As nice a quote as photo!

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EG CameraGirl | April 15, 2015 at 9:43 am

I’m surprised to find myself thinking this is beautiful! 😉

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Vinay Leo R. | July 6, 2015 at 4:32 am

🙂 Beautiful, MMT. Could almost hear the flute.

Welcome to APED, and I hope you share your new posts with it too soon. Thank you.

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- magicalmysticalteacher | July 6, 2015 at 4:33 am
  
  I’ll try to do some new things, I really will!
  
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readinpleasure | July 6, 2015 at 6:30 am

Beautiful.

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Ramesh Sood | July 6, 2015 at 11:04 am

You indeed create mystical magic with your haiku.. I liked it… We connect after a long time.. Thanks for your visit to my page..

RS:)

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Sumana Roy | July 7, 2015 at 5:27 am

I find a sad note all over the poem…so evocative…

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