Category Archives: 4-6-4
Bird
Remains of a ravaged bird, Yuma County, Arizona
A bird without its feathers
Is not going anywhere,
Although it longs for freedom
And for flying through the air.
A bird without its feathers
Is deceased, most probably,
And will never see the sun
That still shines on you and me.
Photo and poem © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Promise
Ironwood tree, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
rainclouds gather—
one more broken promise
in the making
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Notes
Puerto Nuevo, Baja California Norte, México
soulful music—
even the beached dory
hits the right notes
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Threading
Teddy Bear Cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii), Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
threading her way
through the cactus needles
hidden spider
Haiku and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Majestic
Summer sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
how majestic
over sunrise mountain
this holy light
Haiku and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Lullaby
Sunset on a golf course, Southern Arizona
pond at day’s end
cradling the weary light—
lullaby time
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Feeding
Couple feeding koi, Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
the simple joy
of feeding hungry fish
with a few crumbs
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Stripping Flesh from Bones
~~ 1 ~~
What am I to do
with this blank sheet of paper
and an empty pen?
~~ 2 ~~
A dream at midnight—
someone mumbling Basho’s name
imitates a frog.
~~ 3 ~~
three clay pots—
white chrysanthemums
in full bloom
~~ 4 ~~
three stolen plums
stuffed in his left pocket
to eat later
~~ 5 ~~
wild roses
blooming on roadsides
in Georgia
~~ 6 ~~
She speaks in tongues
that no one understands
except her god.
~~ 7 ~~
lying down to sleep
in different beds each night—
her long loneliness
~~ 8 ~~
powers of darkness
gathering near the hedgerow
disguised as egrets
~~ 9 ~~
As the signpost burns,
I take off my tattered shoes
to walk barefoot home.
~~ 10 ~~
at my journey’s end
laying down my faithful staff
to take up a cross
~~ 11 ~~
stripping flesh from bones
through every kind of weather—
Dr. Death at work
~~ 12 ~~
Beginnings are hard—
ask the chick trapped in the shell
or the child in school.
© 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Remains
Remains of a bird, killed by a predator, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
after the kill
a handful of feathers—
sacred remains
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Waters
Yuma East Wetlands, Yuma, Arizona
woodland waters
coming with my hands cupped
to dip silence
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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