Category Archives: Guanajuato
Uncaging
Painting at Fábrica La Aurora San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
old mariachis
their faces creased with music
uncaging the night
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Caged Soul”
old mariachis
their faces creased with music
uncaging the night
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Caged Soul”
Causeway
Causeway at El Charco del Ingenio, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
Walking the causeway,
silence carries me along,
silence and birdsong.
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Debris
An early morning sweeper, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
outside the courtyard
sweeping up party debris
for the thousandth time
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
conquering debris
after the midnight party
one swish at a time
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Haiku Horizons: “Court”
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Conquest”
Courtyard
Skyward view from a courtyard, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
From a hidden court,
the bridal party’s laughter
rises to the sky.
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Garden
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
her rooftop garden
where even shadows ripen
to a rare sweetness
~~ ~~ ~~
New shadows growing in rooftop pots…
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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On a Crumbling Wall
Section of a mural, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
~~ 1 ~~
on a crumbling wall
iridescent hummingbird
in eternal flight—
its whirring wings never stop
as it hovers for a sip
~~ 2 ~~
empty garden bench
where last night’s conversation
still lingers at dawn
patterns of loss and longing
nestling in the wooden slats
~~ 3 ~~
all things softening
as summer moves toward autumn—
even field mice seem
to dwindle into mere fluff
a child’s breath can blow away
~~ 4 ~~
a cold deep pool
where she comes to bathe at dawn
dropping her silk blouse
into the dry stems and weeds
detritus of late summer
~~ 5 ~~
offering herself
as an exile from the world—
the burdock knows why,
and so does the peony
with its extravagant bloom
Tanka and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Hem
Virgin of Guadalupe candelabrum by artist Anado McLauchlin, La Cieneguita, Guanajuato, México
the hem of her dress
blazing a way through darkness
thread by slender thread
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Afternoon
An abandoned amphitheatre, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
summer afternoon—
looking past crumbling stone walls
to a bright blue sky
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Note
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
a birthday party
in the street behind the wall—
one thin note of grief
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Birthdays”
a birthday party
in the street behind the wall—
one thin note of grief
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Birthdays”
Morning
Early morning street scene, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
Sometimes morning sneaks up on me.
Text © 2016 and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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