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Schoolboy
Sunflowers, southern Colorado
~~ 1 ~~
spreading jam thickly
on a slice of whole wheat bread—
ravenous schoolboy
~~ 2 ~~
pollen in the air
making the young schoolboy sneeze—
his homework scatters
~~ 3 ~~
A young schoolboy hops
froglike to biology
down the long hallway.
~~ 4 ~~
His former teacher
pats the schoolboy on his head
as though he’s her pet.
~~ 5 ~~
through summer-scorched weeds
schoolboys pushing their way home—
crooked is the path
~~ 6 ~~
Playground katydids—
schoolboys pay no attention
as they chase the girls.
~~ 7 ~~
Bored out of his gourd,
a schoolboy totes up reasons
for being outdoors.
~~ 8 ~~
The hottest schoolboy’s
unavailable right now,
having been grounded.
~~ 9 ~~
Little red capsules—
the schoolboy’s gulping them down
as fast as he can.
~~ 10 ~~
shoplifting schoolboy—
his teachers thought him honest
until his arrest
~~ 11 ~~
In this schoolboy’s life
someone needs to intervene
before it’s too late.
Poems © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Quaking
Cottonwood leaf in autumn, Apache County, Arizona
Quaking conversations held by autumn leaves…
Text © 2016 and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Sunday Scribblings 2: “Quaking”
Fade
First light of day, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
Wilderness daybreak—
one day the photo will fade,
leaving me nothing.
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Threat
Another sizzling day begins, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
first day of autumn—
an equatorial threat
knifing through the trees
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Equator”
Equinox
Sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
season by season
wilderness spirits retrace
the ancient pathways
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Equinox”
Stalwart
Garden guardian, Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona
stalwart garden frog
waiting for tasty morsels
to tingle his tongue
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Haiku Horizons: “Frog”
Empty
Mercado San Juan, Morelia, Michoacán, México
Looking for a basket,
I found one just for me,
A little white and blue one
As pretty as could be.
But when I went to buy it,
Someone called my name,
So I left the marketplace
As empty as I came.
Poem © 2016 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Blue Monday
More Poetry Pantry #321
Whimsies
Dry grasses, Northern Arizona
~~ 1 ~~
Abundant whimsy
fills the Delhi beggar’s face,
emptying her bowl.
~~ 2 ~~
at his steely core
nothing but admiration
for the brutal ones
~~ 3 ~~
a badass dolphin
out to impress the ladies—
they all swim away
~~ 4 ~~
a murderous whale—
the one that took down Ahab
still roaming the seas
~~ 5 ~~
the prairie’s expanse
constricted by last night’s rain
into a puddle
~~ 6 ~~
only a concept—
the sound of a tree crashing
when no one’s around
~~ 7 ~~
learning how to spell
by scrawling lines with a stick—
children of the dunes
~~ 8 ~~
singing of small things
things that can’t even be seen
without microscopes
~~ 9 ~~
offering herself
to the wind and rain and sun—
maid for all seasons
Haiku © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Poetry Pantry #320
More Sunday’s Whirligig #77
Guardian
Palo verde tree, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
Guardian of twisted and tangled ways…
Text and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Arrival
September sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
A shy arrival
lingers over the treetops
long enough to blush.
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
