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Shadow Shot Sunday 2: Cactus Garden
Shadows are scarce but visible at midday at Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona.
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Which
Only a few clouds appear on a brilliant summer day in the Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona.
Looking right and left
I see two dusty pathways—
which one shall I take?
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Then and Now
Once my hair was Bible-black,
Now it’s grey, both front and back.
Once my teeth were gleaming white,
Now they’re dull—it must be blight.
Once I ran a race, and won,
Now I sit and soak up sun.
Once my fist was hard as rock,
Now it’s limper than a sock.
Once I slept the whole night through,
Now I cannot sleep past two.
That was then, and this is now—
How’d I get here, anyhow?
Blue Monday & Ruby Tuesday Too: Selfie
A tourist takes a selfie in front of the courthouse In Prescott, Arizona. One photo, two memes.
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Finding Bliss in Change
Let’s make a parade, and march through the gate;
These times are trying, but we cannot wait.
Grace has gone swimming, and things are amiss—
Who in her right mind would argue with this?
See how old prejudice rears up its head?
Cut it off quickly! Make sure that it’s dead.
There’s beauty in yellow, red, white, and black;
Joy’s in the middle, the front and the back.
It’s simple, my friend, to bring a new day.
Old braids of hatred? Just snip them away!
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More Writers’ Pantry #27 at Poets and Storytellers United
Shadow Shot Sunday 2: Painted Shadows
Let’s enjoy some painted shadows found in the Prescott, Arizona, Public Library.
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Rattled
A padlock helps to keep tools safe in a shed at Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona.
Wind, relentless wind!
I’m rattled by the padlock
swinging to and fro.
Blue Monday & Ruby Tuesday Too: Banderas
A street is festooned with blue banderas in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México.
On the pavement, in the shade,
People strolling unafraid
Look up at the bright blue sky:
“Sad,” they say, “there is no pie.”
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More Weekly Scribblings #26 at Poets and Storytellers United
Photo and poem © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Say Yes
Say yes to everything:
the moldy bread, the empty kettle, the dying fire;
yes to the anvil on which your life was forged;
yes to what you have wanted, but not gotten;
yes to what you have waited for, but not seen;
yes to the tattered edges of your cloak,
and your belly bloated with hunger,
while swallows feast on insects near the temple gates.
To everything say yes.
More The Whirligig #272
More Writers’ Pantry #26 at Poets and Storytellers United
Shadow Shot Sunday 2: Stumped
Despite its bulk, a decorated tree stump makes a tiny shadow at Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona.
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