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Peace
Evening descends on mountains near Ajo, Arizona.
Crow on the mountain,
must you shatter evening’s peace
with your wagging tongue?
Photo and haiku © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More SkyWatch Friday
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Peace”
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Blue Monday: Rocket Ship
Mural in Artists Alley, Ajo, Arizona
My rocket ship is blasting off—
Won’t you come with me?
We’ll sail a million miles or more
Through a starry sea,
Where deep within the Milky Way
Weird fish blink and gleam,
And fishers tell the strangest tales
As they wait and dream.
Photo and poem © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Crow
Ajo, Arizona
Summer afternoon—
a crow in the tallest palm
jeers at passersby.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Refuge
A pile of stones near Ajo, Arizona
summer afternoon—
some stones provide a refuge
for frightened lizards
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More SkyWatch Friday
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Storm
Storm clouds gather near Ajo, Arizona
Little cactus wren,
will your nest be torn to shreds
by the coming storm?
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More SkyWatch Friday
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Blue Monday: Desert Family
Detail from a mosaic on a community wall, Ajo, Arizona
We’re a desert family,
We know the ways of stones,
Cactus wrens and rattlesnakes—
The desert’s in our bones.
To snatch us from the desert
Would make our poor hearts ache,
For desert-dwellers cannot thrive
Beside an azure lake.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Poetry Pantry #362 at Poets United
I wish I had a Harley
Art on a boarded-up building, Ajo, Arizona
I wish I had a Harley
Instead of my old Schwinn;
I’d open up the throttle,
Go faster than the wind.
But all I have to take me
Someplace at a low cost
Is the bike I’ve had so long
That all its sheen is lost.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Macro Monday 2
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Bicycles”
Blue Monday: Open by Chance
Sign outside a shop that sells an assortment of old things (often called antiques) in Ajo, Arizona
“Open by chance,” the blue signboard says,
Maybe at seven or nine.
Or maybe not till the sun goes down—
Whenever, that’ll be fine.
You never know what you’ll find at Ray’s—
It might be trash or treasure;
So come to Ray’s as much as you can,
Then some more for good measure.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Forgotten
A portion of the historic plaza, Ajo, Arizona
A forgotten jacket under the window…
Text and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Shadow Shot Sunday 2
More Sunday Scribblings 2: “Window”
Work
Detail from a mural, Ajo, Arizona
Woman, why are you
always doing holy work
on your hands and knees?
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Ruby Tuesday Too
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Holiness/Holy Day”
