Glimpses

Feb 26

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Strawberry cactus, (Mammillaria dioica), Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California, February 2017
 
 


  
~~ 1 ~~
  
naked figurines
their alabaster bellies
shining in the light
  
~~ 2 ~~
  
somewhere in the ’hood—
poems kicked to the gutter
begging for mercy
  
~~ 3 ~~
  
at the hoarder’s house—
lockets stuffed with old photos
too many to count
  
~~ 4 ~~
  
a bloated old man
bathed by his daughter at noon
then tucked into bed
  
~~ 5 ~~
  
ambling down the street
with a basket on her arm—
market day again
  
~~ 6 ~~
  
The way the moon leans
into the battered dumpster,
you’d think it was drunk.

 
Haiku © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
  
  
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Posted on February 26, 2017, in 5-7-5, Anza-Borrego Desert, California, Macro Monday 2, Poetry Pantry, Poets United, Sunday's Whirligig and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 26 Comments.

  1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade | February 26, 2017 at 2:44 am

    So wonderfully vivid! (And oh, those poor poems.)

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  2. thotpurge | February 26, 2017 at 2:51 am

    2 and 6 are especially wonderful.

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  3. Suyash | February 26, 2017 at 3:05 am

    The image of the moon is so poignant! Well written. .. you made me pause and think

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    • magicalmysticalteacher | February 26, 2017 at 4:59 am

      Sometimes little gems just form themselves (or so it seems). This is one of those times. I like the moon haiku too!

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  4. oldegg | February 26, 2017 at 3:43 am

    I loved them all but the girl/woman ambling down the street to the market is a real delight.

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  5. Sanaa Rizvi (@rizvi_sanaa) | February 26, 2017 at 6:05 am

    As gorgeously written as ever….!❤️

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  6. Sumana Roy | February 26, 2017 at 7:35 am

    such helplessness in no.4, scary isn’t it? not everyone has someone even to do that bit : then tucked into bed…sigh…

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  7. Truedessa | February 26, 2017 at 8:23 am

    Perhaps, those poems will arise stronger for being kicked in the gutter. A voice quivers in the night so sad…

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  8. Mary | February 26, 2017 at 8:39 am

    Enjoyed the picture of poetry in the second one. I hope that even though poems are kicked to the gutter they will never, never, never give up.

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  9. gillena | February 26, 2017 at 8:51 am

    Oh how I Luv that moon haiku

    Happy Sunday

    Much love…

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  10. anmol(alias HA) | February 26, 2017 at 9:34 am

    Ah! Such glimpses are so delectable. I loved the moon leaning into the dumpster.
    -HA

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  11. Bev | February 26, 2017 at 9:37 am

    Each of these is a wonderful little nugget….a progression of well-drawn words. Bravo!

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  12. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) | February 26, 2017 at 9:52 am

    I love when you bring poetry to the darkest edge of town…

    Scribbled poetry
    on a pawn-shop receipt –
    gold watch left unclaimed

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  13. Sherry Marr | February 26, 2017 at 11:40 am

    Oh that final one is especially wonderful.

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    • magicalmysticalteacher | February 26, 2017 at 12:03 pm

      As I said to someone else earlier, I don’t usually pick favorites from my own lineup, but in this case, the moon haiku shines! 🙂

      On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 10:40 AM, Magical Mystical Teacher wrote:

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  14. Keith's Ramblings | February 26, 2017 at 6:51 pm

    I’m joining with everybody else who loved your image of a drunk moon. I can see my moon from my chair right now. I do believe it’s a little tipsy!

    My Whirligig!

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  15. Rall | February 26, 2017 at 8:01 pm

    All of these are fabulous. You have excelled yourself Well done !

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  16. sofievandersmissen | February 27, 2017 at 6:09 am

    Beautiful cactus flowers!

    Greetings, Sofie #10
    http://sofiecreates.blogspot.be/2017/02/macro-monday.html

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  17. kaykuala h | February 27, 2017 at 8:13 pm

    No.#3 seems all the vogue that impacts on the sentimentalists. Practicality thrown to the winds!

    Hank

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  18. Bekkie Sanchez | February 28, 2017 at 3:31 pm

    I like the last one although all were enjoyable!

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