Category Archives: Basho
Treat
Watermelon treat, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
sharing one more treat
with the temple groundskeeper
before I move on
Haiku © 2015 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
More Carpe Diem: “On the Trail with Basho, Encore #14”
Battered
Battered blue bucket at the ruins, El Charco del Ingenio conservation area, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
Battered blue bucket—
how long until a tinker
comes to plug the holes?
~~ ~~ ~~
Battered things abound in this world.
More Blue Monday
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More Shadow Shot Sunday 2
More Carpe Diem: “Basho’s ‘How Long'”
Herons
Herons at El Charco del Ingenio conservation area, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
how long the white necks
of herons fishing at dawn
at the river’s edge
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Wednesday Waters
More Carpe Diem: “Basho’s ‘How Long'”
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Skirling
I have attempted to “revise” this charming haiku by Basho:
Won’t you come and see
loneliness? Just one leaf
from the kiri tree.
~~ ~~ ~~
in a single leaf
little airs of loneliness
skirling in the light
Haiku in bold and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Carpe Diem: “My Favorite Haiku by Basho”
Bridging
A footbridge, Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
bridging the morning
with broken bits of moonbeam
splinters of the sun
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Wednesday Waters #16
More Carpe Diem: “Basho’s ‘Bridge of Morning'”
Planting
Afternoon shadows lengthen in the potter’s field, Yuma Pioneer Cemetery, Yuma, Arizona
in the potter’s field
far from any beach or strand—
a widow’s keening
after they plow a furrow
and plant her husband as seed
Tanka © 2015 and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Our World Tuesday
More Carpe Diem: “Basho’s ‘Plowing a Field'”
Thunder
the shadows lengthen
a butterfly lifts its wings—
afternoon thunder
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Carpe Diem: “Basho’s ‘Butterflies'”
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Conversation
Cottonwood leaf in autumn, Apache County, Arizona
the cottonwood leaves—
their conversation turning
toward the midnight frost
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Macro Monday 2
More Carpe Diem: “Basho’s ‘Autumn Night'”
Stillness
A shady garden path at Rancho Los Alamitos, Long Beach, California
such stillness
between the shadows
and the light
~~ ~~ ~~
The weary seek a resting place.
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Six-Word Saturday
More Shadow Shot Sunday 2
More Carpe Diem: “On the Trail with Basho: Encore 4”
Washing
Koi pond, Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
Before moving on,
I wash my feet in the pond—
koi between my toes.
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Wednesday Waters #10
More Carpe Diem: “Basho’s ‘Washing My Feet'”
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