Category Archives: wildflowers
Daylight
Wayside wildflower, Northern Arizona
essence of daylight
nestled in fragile petals
and serrated leaves
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Carpe Diem’s Summer Retreat 2016: “One with Nature”
News
Northern Arizona
news at six o’clock—
nothing about sunflowers
luring honeybees
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Haiku Horizons: “Clock”
Welcoming
Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua), Northern Arizona
welcoming
all things ravenous—
bright blossoms
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Wildflowers
Desert sand verbena, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
soon to be laid waste
by summer’s relentless heat—
wayside wildflowers
Text and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Spines
Hedgehog cactus in bloom, foreground, March 2016, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
ninety kinds of spines
barring the mountain pathway—
seven miles to go
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More SkyWatch Friday
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Ninety”
Climate
Yucca in bloom, March 2016, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
In this desert climate
Days are getting warm—
Even yucca blossoms
Have become the norm.
But only for a season
Are the flowers bright—
When days begin to sizzle,
All things long for night!
Poem and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More SkyWatch Friday
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Climate”
Coaxing
Wildflowers at daybreak, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
coaxing new music
from the tiniest blossoms—
an old shaman’s tongue
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Macro Monday 2
Tattered
Brittlebush blossoms, early January, Sonoran Desert, Yuma County, Arizona
first days of the year—
only some tattered blossoms
on the brittlebush
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Rising
Brittlebush blossoms, late December, Sonoran Desert, Yuma County, Arizona
brittlebush blossoms
rising to greet the new year—
even crows join in
Haiku © 2015 and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Ragged
Brittlebush in bloom, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
brittlebush blossoms
even the ragged edges
outshine the full moon
Haiku and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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