Category Archives: Coconino National Forest
Shimmering Trees
Lockett Meadow Campground, Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Blue sky, golden leaves—
a perfect day in autumn
etched in memory.
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Over the mountain a patch of blue sky
Catches my wandering, vagabond eye.
I look past the golden, shimmering trees,
And dream of sailing on distant blue seas.
Photo and poems © by Magical Mystical Teacher
Whispering
Lockett Meadow Campground, Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Among the aspens
a whispering of voices—
I am not alone.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
Blue Monday: Northern Arizona Autumn
Lockett Meadow Campground, Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Over the mountain a patch of blue sky
Catches my wandering vagabond eye.
I look past the golden, shimmering trees,
And dream of sailing on distant blue seas.
Photo and poem © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Autumn Leaves
Colorful aspen leaves, Lockett Meadow Campground, Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona, autumn 2016.
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tumult on my roof—
acorns and oak leaves thudding
till the storm is done
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Since crowds delight you,
how can one falling oak leaf
give you so much joy?
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Bring me one red leaf
from under the maple tree,
then leave me alone.
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Such a waste of breath:
lamenting the leaves falling
from my backyard plum!
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Two feral cats fight
among the falling oak leaves—
one gets bragging rights.
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Blackbird, O blackbird,
how do you balance your song
on that falling leaf?
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It is no great loss
to watch storm clouds disappear,
but when plum leaves fall…
Haiku © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Waiting
Lockett Meadow Campground, Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona, autumn 2016
deepening autumn—
grasses among gold aspens
await the first snow
Haiku © 2017 and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Blue Monday
Lockett Meadow Campground, Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona, autumn 2016
reaching for blue sky—
a stand of golden aspens
near the mountaintop
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Spaces
A red leaf among pine debris, Lockett Meadow Campground, Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona, autumn 2016
On the forest floor
even hidden spaces hold
both darkness and light.
Photo and haiku © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Cluster
Colorful aspen leaves, Lockett Meadow Campground, Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona, autumn 2016
faith along the way—
a cluster of yellow leaves
guiding her footsteps
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Cover
On the shore of Upper Lake Mary, Coconino National Forest, Arizona
autumn cloud cover—
ten thousand hidden creatures
cower in the woods
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Way
On the shore of Upper Lake Mary, Coconino National Forest, Arizona
ancient fir forests
or lakes high in the mountains—
the way chooses me
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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