Category Archives: Maricopa County
Fly

Mountains dominate portions of the Sonoran Desert in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Fly on the mountain,
even from such a distance,
you disturb my peace!
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Greening

An ocotillo sports new green leaves after recent monsoons in the Sonoran Desert, Maricopa County, Southern Arizona.
In the midday heat
a greening ocotillo
offers little shade.
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Fly

Mountains dominate portions of the Sonoran Desert, Maricopa County, Arizona.
What if the mountain
were to fly south without you,
blackbird on the wing?
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Broken

A dead saguaro cactus, Sonoran Desert, Maricopa County, Southern Arizona.
Broken saguaro,
how long will you keep standing
before I break too?
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Faraway

In the foreground, an ironwood tree, Sonoran Desert, Maricopa County, Arizona
wilderness morning—
how the faraway mountains
tug at the crow’s wings
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Evening

A saguaro cactus, Sonoran Desert, Maricopa County, Southern Arizona
Wilderness evening—
what key unlocks the secrets
hidden in the clouds?
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Twilight

Distant mountain range at day’s end, Maricopa County, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
Wilderness twilight—
who will lock the clouds in place
to shroud the full moon?
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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