Category Archives: Haiku My Heart
Briefly
Colorful autumn leaves in California’s Inyo National Forest will soon be dashed to the ground by snow.
clear blue autumn sky—
great joy, albeit briefly,
before the first snow
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Where and Why
The Pacific Ocean reaches shore yards away from the U.S.-Mexico Border at Border Field State Park, California.
Where are the children?
Why does the sea seem to weep
as autumn draws near?
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Consolation
Bougainvillea blossoms brighten a house wall in Wellton, Arizona.
my consolation
in times of desolation—
bountiful blossoms
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Suns
Delicate shadows brush two marigolds in the Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona.
Melancholy day—
marigolds, these shining suns,
melt my icy heart.
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Fence
Evening shadows begin to wrap themselves around a fence post in northern New Mexico.
my burning desire
to reach the distant mountains—
a fence bars my way
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Drifts
A woman heads for home after her morning shopping in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
Midsummer journey—
a woman among shadows
drifts toward morning light.
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Pond
An apartment building overlooks a tranquil pond at the Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
What if I should see
my reflection in the pond?
Would I know myself?
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Shade
Framed by a tree at St. Thomas Indian Mission Church, Winterhaven, California, a view unfolds of the irrigated farmland in Yuma County, Arizona.
In a spot of shade
I pause for sips of water—
summer’s long journey.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Who Mourns
An unforgettable summer sunrise lasts only a little while in Yuma County, Arizona.
If a crow should die
before it can reach its home,
will the mountains mourn?
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Tangled Place
An old palo verde tree glows at daybreak in the Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona.
Midsummer morning—
where is the path to lead me
from this tangled place?
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