Plotlines

Feb 28

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Midwinter sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
 
Each breath-of-a-poem begins with a phrase purloined from A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller by Frances Mayes.
 


~~ 1 ~~
 
on a yellow plate
a stack of toast tall enough
to touch the full moon
 
~~ 2 ~~
 
Against a stone wall
the notes from a temple bell
cling like morning mist.
 
~~ 3 ~~
 
adorned with flowers—
some scarlet, some lavender—
his daughter’s casket
 
~~ 4 ~~
 
a tall limestone cross—
seven dead chrysanthemums
scattered at its base
 
~~ 5 ~~
 
a few splats of rain
and her daydream is ruined—
midsummer morning
 
~~ 6 ~~
 
searching for a house
where three children play jump-rope
till the supper call
 
~~ 7 ~~
 
Under an awning
the desperate lovers touch
and kiss each other.
 
~~ 8 ~~
 
plotting the places
where she might run from his threats—
not enough to count
 
~~ 9 ~~
 
The man who sells forks
hides them from a group on tour—
his suspicious eyes.

 
Haiku © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
 
More The Sunday Whirl, Wordle 240

Posted on February 28, 2016, in 5-7-5, haiku, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona, sunrise, The Sunday Whirl and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 7 Comments.

  1. Jae Rose | February 28, 2016 at 6:34 am

    So many plot lines…threaded to gather as we all our in some way..the toast stacked high to touch the full moon..alleviates the sadness that life can bring..

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  2. Keith's Ramblings | February 28, 2016 at 10:06 am

    Seven dead chrysanthemums – even in death there is death.

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  3. barbara_y | February 28, 2016 at 11:46 am

    “not enough to count”. concept I’ve never thought of.

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  4. oldegg | February 29, 2016 at 12:04 am

    I saw so much sadness in each of these. Little triggers that might bring on tears.

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  5. seingraham | February 29, 2016 at 11:53 pm

    I’d forgotten how much I enjoy your tiny poems within a poem … I especially love #6 … but they’re all remarkable.

    http://soundofthewordnight.blogspot.ca/2016/02/under-threat-of-dreams.html

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    • magicalmysticalteacher | March 1, 2016 at 3:43 am

      Thank you for your encouragement!

      On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 10:53 PM, Magical Mystical Teacher wrote:

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  6. janicead | March 7, 2016 at 6:40 pm

    #3 was like a hit in the gut but beautiful. All have their own beauty.

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