Category Archives: Globe Mallow

Welcoming

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Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua), Northern Arizona
 


welcoming
all things ravenous—
bright blossoms

 
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Remembering

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Globe Mallow, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
 


November’s last day—
remembering blossoms past
and one hour of rain

 
Haiku © 2015 and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Worship

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Globe Mallow seedhead at twilight, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
 


wilderness at dawn
no one bowing in worship
before the ripe seeds

 

Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Perhaps

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Globe Mallow at twilight, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
 


Perhaps the tortoise
needs the mallow’s flickering
to find its way home.

 

Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Grappling

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Insects swarming on Globe Mallow, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
 


waking from their nap
ten dozen buzzing insects
grappling with a shaft

 

Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Lanterns

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Globe Mallow, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
 


These tiny lanterns,
blazing in honor of spring,
keep darkness at bay.

 

Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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