Category Archives: Sonoran Desert
Barren
Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
these barren branches—
even the dove fat with song
refuses to sing
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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The Yogi
Sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
A yogi once lived by himself near a tree,
Waiting and watching with wonder;
His mission in life was solely to see
How rain came from lightning and thunder.
Alas for the yogi, he didn’t attain
The dream he had so long pursued.
And so, he massaged his poor muddled brain,
And proceeded to meditate nude.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Where
Shadows under an ironwood tree, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
Where are the doves this afternoon?
Text and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Far away from the ocean
A lone ironwood tree stands out against the sky, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
Far away from the ocean,
Surrounded by desert sands,
Swathed in the midday silence,
A stalwart tree still stands.
Gulls and plovers are absent,
But cougars still snarl and scream
Here in this land where oceans
Are only a fleeting dream.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Blush
Ocotillo blossoms during the spring 2017 “super bloom” at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
Little cactus wren,
the ocotillo blossoms
blush to hear you sing.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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How
Daybreak at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
How will all these shadows end?
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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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The news today
Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
The news today’s not pretty,
The land is sere and bare.
The TV’s quick to tell you:
There’s no hope anywhere
For any kind of moisture,
Not even drops of dew;
Without a good strong rainstorm,
The land will stay this hue.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Enchanted
An ironwood tree in the Sonoran Desert near Ajo, Arizona
Enchanted by patterns in the bark…
Text and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Notes
A new day begins, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
long before daybreak
I listened for the dove’s song—
now the first faint notes
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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