Category Archives: Kala Ramesh
Friends
Two old friends enjoying the Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
two old friends
waiting for a thunderclap—
studied nonchalance
~~ ~~ ~~
short on time
best friends forever
seize the day
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Carpe Diem: “Kala Ramesh’s ‘Thunderclap'”
Sniffing
Blossoms on an ironwood tree, April 2015, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
Sniffing out a way
through the trackless desert waste,
I follow the blooms.
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Carpe Diem: “Kala Ramesh’s ‘Wild Violets'”
Butterfly
“I hear America singing,” Walt Whitman wrote, “the varied carols I hear.”
I too hear singing, but instead of coming from throats of carpenters, masons or boatmen, it comes from sky and star and stone. It comes from weeds and wind and wild things. It comes from crow and cricket and cottonwood. It is the singing of the Desert Southwest, and like the Siren songs that seduced Odysseus and his companions, I cannot ignore it.
I hear it as I help a student proofread her essay. I hear it while I confer with a parent about his son’s behavior. I hear it while I am grading papers.
At day’s end, I slip into comfortable clothing and walk into the nearby wilderness. The stones and weeds and dust greet me with rejoicing. They knew I would come.
the shadows lengthen
a butterfly lifts its wings—
my house is too small
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Macro Monday 2
More I Heart Macro at Shine the Divine
More Carpe Diem: “Kala Ramesh’s ‘Taking Flight'”
Bones
Discarded catfish carcass, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
howling wind—
an autumn note within
the bamboo flute
even catfish bones
quiver at the sound
*Opening gambit © by Kala Ramesh
Final two lines and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Shadow Shot Sunday 2
More A Prompt Each Day: “Flute”
More Carpe Diem: “Kala Ramesh’s ‘Howling Wind'”
Adoration
Spring sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
at first light of day
bowing before the mountains
in adoration
while a dozen cactus wrens
sweep away leftover stars
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More SkyWatch Friday
More Haiku Horizons: “Sweep”
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
More Carpe Diem: “Kala Ramesh’s ‘Morning Prayers'”
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