Category Archives: Chiyo-Ni
Sunflowers
Sculpted metal sunflowers, Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona
stretching out my hand
to caress a sunflower
before the first frost
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sunflowers pointing the way to autumn
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Daybreak
Glass lamp shaped as a star, hanging from a courtyard tree at daybreak, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
Chiyo-Ni’s haiku about lark song inspires me to write a new haiku:
Two or three
sing all night
larks
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one lark in the night
one star just before daybreak
singing with one tongue
Haiku in bold and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Light
April twilight, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
one thin spider’s thread
stitching both light and shadows
to the desert’s bones
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Light leaks into the barren land.
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Despite
Sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
Despite the bright clouds,
the wilderness keeps mourning
for all it has lost.
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Fallen
Blossoms fallen from an Indigo Bush, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
some fallen blossoms
littering the desert sands—
that is all there is
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Pretender
Old advertising sign for sale at an antique store, Sedona, Arizona
hued in blue and gold
morning glory pretender
climbing up the wall
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Carpe Diem: “Chiyo-Ni’s ‘Morning Glories'”
Unknown
Navajo National Monument, Northern Arizona
After storm clouds flee,
how does the crow find its way
in an unknown sky?
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Carpe Diem: “Chiyo-Ni’s ‘In An Unknown Sky'”
Soon
Red Bird of Paradise (Caesalpinia pulcherrima), Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona
bird of paradise—
even the scarlet petals
will soon fade to brown
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Parched
Indigo bush, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
parched indigo bush—
butterfly seeking nectar
pauses in mid-flight
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Ein Stück Himmel #61
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Morning Glory
Wayside morning glory, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
in my wooden bowl
a lone dewdrop at daybreak
morning glory tea
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eccentric garden—
a single morning glory
tangled in my heart
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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