Category Archives: The April Heights 2013
Zebra
When the zebra sings,
the Southern Cross rejoices
star by twinkling star.
Youngling
Juvenile diamondback rattlesnake, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
how a desert nun
sidesteps the youngling rattler
even as she prays
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A Little Whirl with Ted Kooser
The first line of each haiku comes from various poems in Delights and Shadows by Ted Kooser.
~~ 1 ~~
Sometimes they hear us,
grubs in the garden, and try
to make out our words.
~~ 2 ~~
The swaying nettles
do not have to guess their place
in the universe.
~~ 3 ~~
Bloom at the roadside,
when the old beggar saw you,
she trembled for joy.
~~ 4 ~~
The redwing blackbirds
swear an oath to the north wind:
We will outlast you.
~~ 5 ~~
From behind the trees
arise thin incantations,
sung by things unknown.
~~ 6 ~~
Nothing but flowers,
and nothing rare, but common,
can tame my wild heart.
© 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Awakening
Sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
how a desert monk
simply by awakening
summons up the sun
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Storytellers
Honeybee on Velvet Mesquite (Prosopis velutina) blossom, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
how the worker bees
share nectar-blossom stories
with the drones back home
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Photocopier
too many copies
of useless information
push the Off button
Transformation
Saguaro cactus, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
how a waterfall
becomes an old saguaro
in the wilderness
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Volcano
poets erupting
with haiku after haiku
April volcano
Incense
Ironwood (Olneya tesota) in bloom, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
Never uprooted,
ancient ironwood still blooms—
sweet desert incense.
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Graces
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, 17th century, Museo Zacatecano Zacatecas, México
from the Virgin’s hand
a tsunami of graces
for sinners in need
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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