Category Archives: haiku
Felled
A fallen ironwood tree, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona.
Like a great tree felled
you crashed to the earth broken
and forever stilled.
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Greatness: In Honor of Nelson Mandela”
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Bloom
A fanciful mural adorns a house, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México.
In a painted pot
the lilies someone planted
have begun to bloom.
Haiku © 2018 and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Ruined
Pyramid at La Cañada de la Virgen, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México.
In ruined cities
the dragonflies still whisper
in an unknown tongue.
Haiku © 2018 and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Swish
Jardín de las Rosas, Morelia, Michoacán, México.
in a city park
sweeping up last night’s debris—
swish of holiness
Haiku © 2018 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Ablaze
Sunset over Zacatecas, México.
Midsummer evening—
the city’s ancient houses
seem to be ablaze.
Haiku © 2018 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Journey
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
a three-day journey
with my crooked walking stick—
the distant mountains
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Curse
A few scattered clouds at daybreak, Riverside County, California
Crow from the mountain,
have you nothing else to do
but curse at the clouds?
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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No Saddle
gazing at the text
from her lover far away—
a taste of honey
~~ ~~ ~~
stifling afternoon
without the cooling breezes
she was hoping for
~~ ~~ ~~
Sweltering June day—
the old abbot stubs his toe
near the temple gate.
~~ ~~ ~~
nursing home at dusk—
the glint in her eyes dimming
as she sees the end
~~ ~~ ~~
no saddle, no reins
on the untamed horse called death—
her wild ride forward
Haiku © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Sunday’s Whirligig #167
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Where
Pacific Ocean yards away from the U.S.-Mexico Border, Border Field State Park, Southern California
Where are the children?
Why does the sea seem to weep
this summer morning?
Haiku © 2018 and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Not on Any Map
not on any map
the road across the desert
stretches on for years
~~ ~~ ~~
they travel by car
their destination unknown
fleeing disaster
~~ ~~ ~~
a set of footprints
swept away by whipping wind
and the ocean’s surf
~~ ~~ ~~
near a wooden door
stands a wooden rocking horse
and a lonely child
~~ ~~ ~~
morning glory seeds
tucked into an envelope—
their hidden blossoms
~~ ~~ ~~
a tentative smile
after six weeks of sorrow
in the cancer ward
~~ ~~ ~~
hanging new curtains
to defy the brilliant light
of a summer’s day
~~ ~~ ~~
blackbird in the oak—
the greatness of his wingspan
as he starts to fly
~~ ~~ ~~
hapless refugee
her sense of wonder stolen
by a border guard
Haiku © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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