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Some of This, Some of That
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My Lady Autumn,
I stumble like a drunkard
when you call my name.
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If your tongue would sing,
you must woo Music Maiden,
from whom notes are born.
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the music lesson—
ten thousand sleepy pigeons
cooing down the sun
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One song for the world,
rasped by a dying raven—
shall I sing along?
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A single lantern
cannot light a whole city,
but one prophet can.
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Ominous thunder
drives the old monk to his knees—
koans fall to earth.
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Minds that I have loved
crumbled to ash long ago—
flowered serpent, come.
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It is a spirit,
not the one I expected,
whispering to me.
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My father would say
that the tracks at the pond’s edge
can yield no answers.
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black cat dips one paw
into circles of sunshine
on the kitchen floor
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from her mouth strong words—
the tie that binds her always
to the one she loves
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What trumps religion?
Surely the old man’s singing
to his ailing wife.
© 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More The Sunday Whirl, Wordle 130
Dance
Saguaro cacti, Sonoran Desert, Maricopa County, Arizona
Fasting and praying,
she draws near the ancient ones—
they bid her to dance.
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More SkyWatch Friday
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More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Unicorns
Unicorn Plant (Proboscidea althaeifolia), Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
In secret places,
far from prying ears and eyes,
the unicorns graze.
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Seven Circles
Sacred Heart Church, Farmington, New Mexico
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golden the glowing
driving darkness from my door
holy the circle
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on a mountain ridge
drawing a simple circle
she protects herself
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one fragile bubble
burning in circles of light—
there will be weeping
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a circle of stones
rare as forgotten language
beckoning me near
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in the next canyon,
a spacious place for camping—
cottonwood circle
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black cat dips one paw
into circles of sunshine
on the kitchen floor
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The sunflower ants,
dizzy with nectar, stagger
in circles of light.
© 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Carpe Diem: “Circle”
Washing
Ajo Mountains and Saguaro cactus, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
wilderness garden
monsoon washing lizard tracks
from the dusty path
© 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Ein Stück Himmel
More Carpe Diem: “Garry Gay’s ‘River Stones/Garden Path'”
The Dancers
The dancers allege
that nothing can take the place
of an all-night whirl.
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The dancers conceal
their true purpose in whirling
from midnight to sunrise.
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The dancers propose
a toast to the old fiddler,
who keeps them whirling.
© 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Poetic Bloomings: “Invitation to the Dance”
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Plot
Prehistoric animal carved in stone, Painted Rock Petroglyph Site near Gila Bend, Arizona
The stones tell stories
in tongues heard eons ago—
stars still know the plot.
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Carpe Diem: “Stonehenge”
Smudging
Brittlebush in bloom, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
Brittlebush blossoms—
who can eclipse their beauty
by smudging the light?
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Macro Monday 2
More Carpe Diem: “Eclipse”
More Monday Mellow Yellows
More I Heart Macro at Shine the Divine
Prayer
Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission, Yuma, Arizona
From all crooked ways
that would lure me from the light,
keep my stumbling feet.
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Ruby Tuesday Too
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Neither
Saguaro cactus, Sonoran Desert, Maricopa County, Arizona
Neither dew nor frost
slakes a weary pilgrim’s thirst
in the desert way.
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Carpe Diem: “Dew Frost”
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