Category Archives: haiku
Broken
A broken-down farm wagon finds its final resting place at Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona.
for the long journey
nothing but a broken wheel
and a raven’s cry
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Sparkling Clean
An alley in Phoenix, Arizona almost sparkles at the end of trash-removal day.
after the trash truck
hauls away all the castoffs—
slim pickings for rats
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Nest
Little creatures make their homes among the ruins at Tuzigoot National Monument, Arizona.
Hidden in the stones,
a nest of weeds and grasses
keeps a sparrow safe.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Love Note
A message in the sand at Puerto Nuevo, Baja California Norte, México.
Just before high tide
love notes appear in the sand—
how long will they last?
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Afternoon
A nearly cloudless blue sky welcomes visitors to the Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona.
winter afternoon—
instead of snow, some shadows
and a lonesome dove
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Rainfall
Winter rains leave patches of green in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California.
a little rainfall
and the wilderness turns green—
winter afternoon
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Shadows
Nighttime shadows surround a house in Yuma County, Arizona.
On a wintry night
in southern Arizona
shadows multiply.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Sunflowers
Sunflowers blossom at Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona.
On a wintry day
in southern Arizona
sunflowers still bloom.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Labor
On a clear day watchers from the tower at Tuzigoot National Monument, Arizona could see for miles.
Winter afternoon—
where the women once ground corn,
shadows labor now.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Snowflakes
Palm fronds seem to pierce the winter clouds at Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona.
Deepening winter—
I look in vain for snowflakes
on the palm tree’s fronds.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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