Category Archives: Maricopa County

Faraway

Aug 5

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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

Aug 1

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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

Jul 24

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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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Refuge

Jul 23

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A stand of palo verde trees, Maricopa County, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
 


on a sizzling day
taking refuge from the sun
underneath a tree
 
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Are trees better companions than humans?

 
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
 
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Woe

Jul 22

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“Bones” of a dead saguaro cactus, Maricopa County, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
 
 


Seven tales of woe—
even the saguaro knows
at least one of them.

 
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
 
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Winding

Mar 8

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Sonoran Desert, Maricopa County, Arizona
 


Crooked little paths
winding through the wilderness—
which one should I take?

 
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher

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Distant

Feb 16

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Shattered and desiccated remains of a saguaro cactus, Sonoran Desert, Maricopa County, Arizona
 


tortured by the sun
things twisted and forgotten—
distant is the plum

 
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher

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Weaver

Jan 8

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Sonoran Desert, Maricopa County, Arizona
 


nothing but cacti
featured in the rug’s design—
weaver’s little joke

 
Haiku and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher

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Taking

Dec 17

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Sonoran Desert, Maricopa County, Arizona
 


autumn afternoon—
from the lengthening shadows
taking what I need

 
Haiku and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher

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Reading

Dec 16

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Cottonwood leaf, Northern Arizona
 


autumn afternoon—
reading to a dying man
by the waning light

 
Haiku © 2015 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher

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