Category Archives: Three Word Wednesday
Walking
walking autumn roads—
compact clumps of blooming gorse
heavy with cold rain
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walking autumn roads
how jubilant the pilgrim
keeping time with crows
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walking autumn roads
rife with neglected potholes
farmer homeward bound
© 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Failing
Beginning of dusk, November, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
finale
the failing daylight
then nightfall
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fiery prelude
to dusk on distant mountains—
pilgrim presses on
~~ ~~ ~~
Sonoran Desert—
notorious for its light
rising and falling
~~ ~~ ~~
Singing toxic songs,
the lurking desert creatures
welcome one more dusk.
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Mount
Sonoran Desert, Maricopa County, Arizona
the sacred mountain—
its way lies through the wastelands
how prickly the path
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the sacred mountain—
each pilgrim finds it crucial
for her spirit’s rest
~~ ~~ ~~
the sacred mountain—
malignant its detractors
scoffing at its fame
~~ ~~ ~~
the sacred mountain—
a pilgrim’s unvoiced yearning
yielding to the way
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Threesome
election results—
how devastating to all
who ran well but lost
~~ ~~ ~~
gossamer prison—
steely strands of spider web
clamping a cricket
~~ ~~ ~~
migraine and nightmare—
plummeting into the depths
of a fearsome hell
© 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Three Word Wednesday: “Devastate, Gossamer, Plummet”
A Thorn in the Flesh
a thorn in the flesh—
blood from the sudden puncture
trickling down her leg
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a thorn in the flesh—
how it will cripple her soul
is anyone’s guess
~~ ~~ ~~
a thorn in her flesh—
something numinous lurking
in the painful wound
© 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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An Unwelcome Guest
an unwelcome guest
needy beggar at the door
with his empty bowl
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an unwelcome guest
his defensive posturing
yet he leers at me
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an unwelcome guest
fertile ground for my contempt—
toss the beggar out
© 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Magic Fields
in the magic fields
a gifted farmer singing
with blue unicorns
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In the magic fields
intense the desolation
of the muggle’s soul.
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In the magic fields
rot turns into ripening
at the wizard’s word.
© 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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A Dusty Scrapbook
arrogant old man
gripping her dusty scrapbook
as though it were his
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a dusty scrapbook
defaced with crude lettering—
her enemy’s hand
~~ ~~ ~~
a dusty scrapbook
with supple leather binding
holding her secrets
© 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Seven Tangerines
seven tangerines
thriving in a barren land
holy wisdom’s fruit
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seven tangerines—
intense their sweet aroma
in this twilit hour
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seven tangerines—
their fragrance soothing worry
and allaying fear
© 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Just Inside the Gate
just inside the gate
an adequate little path
through chrysanthemums
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just inside the gate
ten thousand rainbow blossoms
their explosive scents
~~ ~~ ~~
just inside the gate
mistletoe entwined in oak
sacred parasite
© 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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