Category Archives: Arizona
Blaze
Autumn sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
After the new moon
a blaze in the eastern sky
startles a white dove.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Face
Autumn decoration on a grave, Wellton Memorial Cemetery, Wellton, Arizona
Before the new moon
the cemetery scarecrow
puts on a bright face.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Blue Monday: Shopping Cart
An abandoned shopping cart near Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Food City has lost a blue cart,
Though no one has torn it apart.
It’s under a tree
In shadows, you see,
And not at the local food mart.
Photo and limerick © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Geometry
A shady spot at Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Shadowy geometry can be so confusing!
Photo and text © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Daggers
A variety of cholla cactus, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
Whetted by the sun,
the cholla’s deadly daggers
keep all foes at bay.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Cover
Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
October morning—
a wounded bird takes cover
in a tangled tree.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Sunflowers
Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Deepening autumn—
the dowdy old sunflowers
put on their last show.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Blue Monday: Padlock
Padlock on a storage shed at Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona
A padlock’s a marvelous thing
For keeping my treasure and bling
Away from a thief—
It’s such a relief
That I can do nothing but sing!
Photo and limerick © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Ditch
Drainage ditch, Yuma, Arizona
Where can we ditch the shadows?
Photo and text © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Burro
Detail from a painting, Prescott Public Library, Prescott, Arizona
An old man and his burro
Are heading for the hills.
They hope to find some nuggets
Among the rocks and rills,
Some nuggets gold and gleaming
To make the old man rich.
The burro doesn’t care much—
He’d rather balk and bitch.
Photo and poem © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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