Category Archives: cemetery
Weeping
Virgin of Guadalupe on the headstone of a woman who died at age 29, Wellton Memorial Cemetery, Wellton, Arizona
last days of autumn—
somewhere a mother’s weeping
for a daughter lost
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Visiting
Joaquin’s grave, Yuma Pioneer Cemetery, Yuma, Arizona
weeping her way home—
one more bittersweet morning
visiting his grave
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Endless
Yuma Pioneer Cemetery, Yuma, Arizona
in mixed company
the endless conversations
of saints and sinners
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Yesterday
A stray bouquet from a desert cemetery, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
a rough departure
from the grave dug yesterday—
tattered silk bouquet
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Quiet
Weathered and faded headstone decorations at twilight, Wellton Memorial Cemetery, Wellton, Arizona
even the ravens
quiet their clattering tongues—
women in mourning
Haiku and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Face
Our Lady of Sorrows, Yuma Pioneer Cemetery, Yuma, Arizona
in autumn’s twilight
catching a glimpse of a face
on a weathered stone
~~ ~~ ~~
Not all sorrows are the same.
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Name
Wellton Memorial Cemetery, Wellton, Arizona
a name carved in stone
only part of the story—
listening for more
Haiku © 2015 and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Headstone
Yuma Pioneer Cemetery, Yuma, Arizona
even a headstone
shares too much information
about the deceased
~~ ~~ ~~
I just don’t want to know…
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Dust
Yuma Pioneer Cemetery, Yuma, Arizona
among the tombstones
seeking immortality—
dust clings to my feet
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Ancestors
Yuma Pioneer Cemetery, Yuma, Arizona
among the tombstones
walking with the ancestors
on this sacred day
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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