Category Archives: Haiku My Heart
Carcass
The earth reclaims an old pickup near Dayton, Washington.
While one blackbird sings,
a pickup’s rusting carcass
slumps beside the road.
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Reasons
Viewing the aftermath of a rainstorm from the deck of an Airbnb accommodation in La Grande, Oregon
ten thousand reasons
after the storm runs its course
for blackbird to sing
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Silence
A bright, clear day in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
in a barren place
one lizard’s flickering tongue
disturbs the silence
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Cooing
Palo verde tree in bloom at Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona.
among the blossoms
a hidden dove starts cooing—
distant mountains quake
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Deserted
Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico
deserted village—
seven inns of happiness
crumble in the wind
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Still
The pond, Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Haiga © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Oasis
The pond, Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
desert oasis—
psalms older than creation
rising from the pond
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Until
Giant palo verde tree in bloom, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
How many blossoms,
how many starlit evenings
until the world ends?
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Daybreak
Saguaro cacti at daybreak on a spring morning, Pinal County, Arizona
just after daybreak
waiting for the cactus wren
to sing a new song
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Airplane
My grandson’s battered airplane no longer flies.
My 9-year-old grandson came home from school and said to his mother:
“I got this airplane from the treasure box today. It’s the first time all year that I had enough tickets to get anything. I spent some on lunch with a friend. It’s the first time I got to do that too. So I spent all I had left on this neat airplane that did loops.
“Then at dismissal, a 5th grader grabbed it from me and pretended like he was going to fly it, but he scraped it against the wall and bent the wings, so it doesn’t work anymore. He was a Purple Folder kid, so I know he has anger issues.
“Maybe I can earn some more tickets….”
A grounded blackbird
looks longingly at the sky—
three clouds bear witness.
Haibun © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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