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Gifts
Puerto Nuevo, Baja California Norte, México
gifts from the ocean
strewn along a sandy beach
free for the taking
Haiku © 2017 and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Her birthday
Painting of a grand celebration (maybe a birthday!), Prescott Public Library, Prescott, Arizona
Her birthday,
crammed with memories,
one in particular:
rising at the meadowlark’s song
to walk across the dew-drenched grass,
her feet bare and cold and wet,
humming little nonsense tunes
to greet the light, bolder now
than when she’d left the house,
turning to see him at the window,
her ancient father;
how small he looks,
how like a cattail reed,
brown and brittle
at summer’s end—
and then he is falling,
clutching at his breast,
sailing off beyond the morning light,
the midday light, every light
there ever was or will be.
Pulling her phone from her skirt
pocket, she calls her friend:
“It’s over now. Come.
Come quickly.”
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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No smoking
A warning to smokers at the Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona
No smoking in the garden—
You’ll kill the tender plants!
No smoking in the garden—
You’ll chase away the ants!
Tobacco smoke is deadly
To people, beasts, and plants,
So, put away your ciggies,
And do the smoke-free dance!
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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From the ashes
Ocotillo blossoms during the spring 2017 “super bloom,” Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
Although these blooms are lovely,
They will not come again;
Blasted by the desert heat,
They vanished with the wind.
Yet I believe the promise
That beauty will arise
From the ashes of these blooms
To grace the desert skies.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Coyote
Detail from a mural, Prescott Public Library, Prescott, Arizona
Coyote couldn’t care less
About the crimson blooms,
Because he’s stalking field mice
Cowering in their rooms.
If he should see a flower,
Coyote passes by;
His single-minded passion
Is making mince-mice pie!
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Prayer for My Daughter
A wall hanging depicting an indigenous mother and her daughter, Fábrica La Aurora, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
The day of her birth was six years ago—
How quickly my daughter has grown!
The fruit of my womb is graceful and fair—
I’m happy to call her my own!
I pray for this child, the fruit of my womb,
I pray for her both night and day;
I ask that the gods will grant her the strength
To follow a right and true way.
Poem © 2017 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Nonsense
Indian paintbrush on a hillside near Willow Lake, Prescott, Arizona
The radio won’t tell you
About the hillside blooms,
And newspapers won’t mention
The secret, hidden rooms,
Where lemurs keep their treasure
In boxes made of silk,
And pandas take their leisure
In bathtubs filled with milk.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Sand
Puerto Nuevo, a fishing village south of Tijuana in Baja California Norte, México
Little grains of beach sand
Scattered on the street;
Little grains of beach sand—
Watch your tender feet!
There among the cobbles
Lie the prickly grains,
Guaranteed to give you
Aches and bitter pains!
Poem © 2017 and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Blooms
Cholla cactus blossom, Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Only in the desert sands
Do cacti thrive and bloom,
Not on crowded city streets
Where there’s no breathing room.
If you find a place of sand,
Where human prints are few,
There the lowly cactus waits
To show its blooms to you.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Work
Detail from a mural, Ajo, Arizona
Woman, why are you
always doing holy work
on your hands and knees?
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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