Category Archives: Yuma County
Kintsugi
Broken dinnerware, littering the desert near Yuma, Arizona
Kintsugi master,
gather up these scattered shards,
and with your lacquer,
glue them together again,
more beautiful than before.
Photo and tanka © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Kintsugi: Art of Mending”
Thirsty
Yuma County, Arizona
summer afternoon
not a raincloud anywhere
for the thirsty dove
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Line
Electric lines beside a country road at dawn, Yuma County, Arizona
Somewhere down the line
a conceited rooster thinks
he coaxed up the sun.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Reasons
Sand verbena, Yuma County, Arizona
A flower has no gender
As far as I can see;
But still I have some reasons
That blooms appeal to me:
I love them for their beauty,
Fragility, and scent—
And yet with sudden windstorms,
How quickly they are spent!
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Gender”
Mirrored
Reflection of a winter sunrise in the rear window of a recreational vehicle, Yuma County, Arizona
Mirrored in the window
Of a wilderness RV,
The sunrise in midwinter
Is brighter than the sea.
The sight befuddles blackbirds
And ravens on the wing.
But the little cactus wren?
She cannot help but sing!
Poem © 2017 and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Mirror”
Bedroom
Abandoned house, Yuma County, Arizona
The bedroom of my childhood
Now shelters only mice;
The little house, neglected,
Long, long ago looked nice.
On weekends I still go there,
But only in my mind,
For memory now serves me
In ways both true and kind.
Poem © 2017 and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Nostalgia”
Spilling
January sunrise, Yuma County, Arizona
Tenth day of the year—
the door of heaven opens,
spilling out fresh light.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif: “Door”
Confidence
A small bougainvillea brightens the new year in Yuma County, Arizona.
In the year ahead,
as long as there are blossoms,
we shall be all right.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Light
A Yuma County, Arizona home still glows with Christmas lights in 2017.
Though Christmas is past,
light still shines in the darkness
of a desert night.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Lemons
Yuma County, Arizona lemons ripening in the desert sun
First day of the year—
the lemons seem to ripen
at a faster pace.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Poetry Pantry #334 at Poets United
