Category Archives: Anza-Borrego Desert
Shadows
Afternoon
Brilliant winter day, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
A few passing clouds
muffle a hawk’s piercing scream—
winter afternoon.
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Stain
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
Winter afternoon—
the mournful song of a dove
stains the barren hills.
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Voices
Cholla cactus, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
in the wilderness
a hundred thousand voices
cactus is but one
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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What
Winter storm clouds gather near Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
What word, little bird,
lures the thunderstorm closer
to the parched mountain?
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Wonder
Chuparosa (Beloperone californica) in bloom, February 2018, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
Kneeling in wonder
before the sacred mountain
I remove my shoes.
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Empty
An empty campsite, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
Little cactus wren,
the table that looks empty
still holds ants for you.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Sign
A sign beside the road in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
Bright day, long road, short shadows…
Photo and text © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Settled
Day’s end, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
Little cactus wren,
have you settled for the night
in this lonely place?
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Blue Monday: Tattered Garment
Immigrants crossing illegally into the U.S. from Mexico often abandon clothing in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
Someone left a garment,
Left in the sand,
As she fled to safety
In a foreign land.
The garment’s torn and tattered,
And faded by the sun,
Yet bears the haunting beauty
Of someone on the run.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
