Category Archives: Straight Out of the Camera Sunday
Fiery
Sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
neither fern nor fin
in the land where fiery sun
seems to melt the stone
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Purity
At the edge of the pond, Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
witnessing pilgrims
in their search for purity—
pine and pond and stone
~~ ~~ ~~
In the bitter way,
even glorious visions
make pilgrims stumble.
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Satisfied
Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
her hunger and thirst
satisfied in the garden—
the waters of grace
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Delusion
An ironwood tree silhouetted at dawn, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
rising from the dust
something from the distant past—
delusion at dawn
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Brittle
Agave seed head, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
pointing me away
from this melancholy place—
dry and brittle stalk
pointing me away
from this melancholy place—
dry and brittle stalk
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Glee
First Brittlebush blossoms of November, Sonoran Desert, Maricopa County, Arizona
brittlebush blossoms
outshining the midday sun—
blind boy claps with glee
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Ripened
Agave seed head, turning brittle in the sun, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
ripened by the sun
a desert agave’s seeds
waiting for springtime
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Halcyon
Yuma East Wetlands, Yuma, Arizona
halcyon river
neither ducks nor leaping fish
parting the waters
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Foxes
New Year’s Eve 2012 fireworks, Dublin, Ireland
against the dark sky
colorful flowers and suns—
another festival
somewhere foxes are waiting
to lap up the fireworks ash
*Opening gambit © by Chèvrefeuille
Final two lines and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Portal
One of many ancient ruins at Wupatki National Monument, Northern Arizona
Through the portal another world waits.
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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