Category Archives: saguaro cactus
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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Sips
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
Arizona heat—
tall saguaros quench their thirst
with sips of water
Haiku © 2018 and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Blue Monday: Saguaro Blossoms
Saguaro cactus blossoms, Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Saguaros do not bloom at night;
In daytime they’re ever so bright.
Against a blue sky
They dazzle the eye—
O what a magnificent sight!
Photo and limerick © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Daybreak
Saguaro cacti at daybreak on a spring morning, Pinal County, Arizona
just after daybreak
waiting for the cactus wren
to sing a new song
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Blue Monday: Saguaro Forest
Saguaro cactus “forest,” Pinal County, Arizona
Saguaros stand guard through the night,
Ensuring the desert’s all right,
So when morning comes
(Without roll of drums)
The landscape appears calm and bright.
Photo and limerick © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Macro Monday 2: Saguaro
A dead saguaro cactus still stands guard over the desert in Pinal County, Arizona.
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Bones
“Bones” of a long-dead saguaro cactus, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
Desiccated bones—
noisy crow on the mountain,
let them rest in peace!
Photo and haiku © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Warriors
Two saguaro cacti seem to be battling each other at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
Sometimes in this world you see things that are strange.
I once saw two cactuses out on the range,
And swear they were punching out each other’s lights—
It was one of those weird and wonderful sights.
I wonder if that’s the way things go on Earth:
Contentions beginning the moment of birth.
Does anyone think that all warring will cease,
So all of Earth’s creatures can revel in peace?
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Saguaro flowers
Saguaro cactus blossoms, Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Saguaro flowers glowing
Against the bright blue sky
Fill me with greatest pleasure,
And here’s the reason why:
I think there’s nothing finer
Than seeing a white bloom
Juxtaposed against the sky
To chase away my gloom.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Endings
The remains of an old saguaro cactus, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
Endings are often tinged with sadness.
Text and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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