Category Archives: Seattle

Madness

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Cherry blossoms, Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens, Seattle
 


on a sparkling day
reveling in the madness
of cherry blossoms

 
Haiku © 2015 and photo © 2010 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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More Carpe Diem: “Blossom Viewing”
 
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon

Journey’s End


 

Cutting through the gloom,
freighter’s journey ending soon—
berthing place is nigh.

 
© 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: Elliott Bay, Seattle
 
More Haiku Heights with the theme “Nigh” here
 
More Watery Wednesday photos here
 
More Ruby Tuesday photos here
 
More REDnesday photos here

Oh, Susannah!


 

Old men, there’s no hope
for anything but a peek—
cold shoulder for you!

 
© 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: “Susannah and the Elders” by Robert Colescott, Seattle Art Museum
 
More REDnesday photos here
 
More Watery Wednesday photos here
 
More Haiku Heights with the theme “Cold” here
 
More Sensational Haiku Wednesday with the theme “Hope” here

Tumbling


 

Tiny tugs
tumbling round the bay—
elation!

 
© 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: Elliott Bay, taken from atop the Space Needle, Seattle
 
More Sensational Haiku Wednesday with the theme “Elation” here
 
More Watery Wednesday photos here
 
More REDnesday photos here
 
More Share the Joy Thursday ruminations here

Elation


 

Elation—
wild waters rushing
to the sea!

 
© 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Seattle
 
More Sensational Haiku Wednesday with the theme “Elation” here
 
More Watery Wednesday photos here
 
More REDnesday photos here
 
More Ruby Tuesday photos here

Cutting through the Waters


 

CUTTING THROUGH THE WATERS
 
Cutting through the waters,
Buffeted by breeze,
Nothing beats the freedom
Of the open seas.
 
Longing eyes look forward
To some distant shore,
Lusting for adventures
As in days of yore.
 
Nearer still and nearer
Ship approaches land,
Soon we will be welcomed
By the sun-drenched sand.
 
Cutting through the waters
Seeking distant leas,
Nothing beats the freedom
Of the open seas.

 
© 2010 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: Bainbridge Island ferry
 
 
More Ruby Tuesday photos, click here.
 
More Watery Wednesday photos, click here.
 
More One Single Impression poems with the theme “Free(dom),” click here.

Haiku Heights: Bliss


 

What bliss might this be?
Candied apples just for me—
sinfully sweet treats!

 
© 2010 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: Candy shop window in Pioneer Square, Seattle
 
For more Haiku Heights with the theme “Bliss,” click here.

Watery Wednesday: Gliding


 

grey-winged clouds
gliding silently
through the locks

 
© 2010 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Seattle
 
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Watery Wednesday: Pier 52


 

Anticipation—
ferry from Bainbridge Island
nears Pier 52.

 
© 2010 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: Pier 52, Seattle
 
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Ruby Tuesday: Phone Box


 

Need to make a call?
Fish in your pocket and haul
Out—not a cell phone—
But six nickels and a dime.

 
Listen for the tone
And then feed the telephone
All the coins in hand—
Talk away, forget the time!

 
© 2010 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: Near Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Seattle
 
For more Ruby Tuesday photos, click here.