Desolation

May 5

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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
 


in desert places
no moss in which to bury
even a shadow

 
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
More Carpe Diem: “Basho’s ‘Buried in Moss'”

Posted on May 5, 2015, in 5-7-5, Anza-Borrego Desert, Basho, California, Carpe Diem, Southern California and tagged , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 15 Comments.

  1. Jackie Le Poidevin | May 5, 2015 at 11:20 am

    Oh, this is great! Inspired!

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  2. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) | May 5, 2015 at 12:31 pm

    Love the thought of a buried shadow.

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  3. Suzanne | May 5, 2015 at 5:14 pm

    I agree with Jackie. This is inspired. So many layers of meaning

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  4. Tournesol (Clr) | May 5, 2015 at 9:34 pm

    Ah shadows speak of many stories. I love reading a few haiku in the CP family when I am totally `spent`…it tickles my muse back to life:)

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    • magicalmysticalteacher | May 6, 2015 at 4:30 am

      I know what you mean!

      On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 8:34 PM, Magical Mystical Teacher wrote:

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  5. Yogi | May 6, 2015 at 5:23 am

    Beautiful image and poem. I’d never heard of this state park before the last several months and now I’m hearing more about it so I’m getting intrigued.

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  6. vyomi malik | May 6, 2015 at 5:24 am

    Love the hidden layers. Wonderful!

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  7. Sallie (FullTime-Life) | May 6, 2015 at 10:48 am

    You Find the beauty everywhere … Haunting.

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  8. Magyar | May 6, 2015 at 3:04 pm

    __A grand photo and haiku_! No mas de musgo.. Sombras ocultan las sombras. _m..

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  9. Tournesol (Clr) | May 6, 2015 at 4:27 pm

    I lost your instructions on how to embed just the title of my link inside a comment, would you mind giving it to me again either here or at tournesoldansunjardin@gmail.com…thanks:)

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  10. adaspoetryalcove | May 6, 2015 at 6:40 pm

    Great image and writing! Always enamored by the beauty you find.

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  12. Ron. | May 9, 2015 at 4:57 am

    Can’t imagine mosslessness…

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  13. Chèvrefeuille | May 9, 2015 at 8:21 am

    A beautiful photo and the haiku goes so well with it.

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