Category Archives: September Heights 2013
Mother
Fábrica La Aurora, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
how a wise mother
weaves her children’s tomorrows
using threads of chance
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Palette
salmon, blue and gold—
a summer sunset’s palette
in the wilderness
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More Carpe Diem: “Salmon”
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Nuzzling
Tamarisk (salt cedar) blossoms, Temecula, California
salt cedar blossoms
nuzzling the sky with fragrance
first morning prayers
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More September Heights 2013: “Salt”
Geese
in the old man’s den
a painting of a white goose
forced to eat cracked corn
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September morning
goose avoids the fox’s den—
one more day to live
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in the goose’s dream
a den of thieving ganders
divvying the spoils
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More Carpe Diem: “Goose”
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Seedling
ironwood seedling
does not strive to be cactus
or chrysanthemum
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More September Heights 2013: “Strive”
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Clues
In broken bird claws
the old woman looks for clues
to her clinginess.
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More September Heights 2013: “Clue”
The Old Woman
On Sunday morning
the old woman eats apples
and toast for breakfast.
In church on Sunday
the old woman hears stories
that disturb her peace.
Sunday afternoon,
guided by seven spirits,
she begins her search.
In a pile of claws
the old woman looks for clues
to the weird stories.
She fondles the claws,
and three of them speak to her
in wise, not rash, words.
“After this Sunday,
you will become an exile,”
the threesome tell her.
“With stone for pillow
and swirling stars for cradle,
you will be content.”
Peering past Sunday,
the old woman smiles to see
the secret revealed.
© 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Rebozo
A frisson of grief—
even the black rebozo
cannot warm her bones.
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Chatter
Once upon a time,
things were much better than now,
old women chatter.
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More September Heights 2013: “Myth”
Buttercups
With a battered flute
she pipes mournful melodies
to the buttercups.
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More September Heights 2013: “Butter”
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