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Lingering
Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Among the palm fronds
the song of a mourning dove
lingers long past noon.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Saguaro flowers
Saguaro cactus blossoms, Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Saguaro flowers glowing
Against the bright blue sky
Fill me with greatest pleasure,
And here’s the reason why:
I think there’s nothing finer
Than seeing a white bloom
Juxtaposed against the sky
To chase away my gloom.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Coyote
Detail from a mural, Prescott Public Library, Prescott, Arizona
Coyote couldn’t care less
About the crimson blooms,
Because he’s stalking field mice
Cowering in their rooms.
If he should see a flower,
Coyote passes by;
His single-minded passion
Is making mince-mice pie!
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Blue Monday: Footprint
A simulated dinosaur footprint, Prescott Public Library, Prescott, Arizona
Something left a footprint,
Left it in the dirt;
Something left a footprint,
Something that can hurt;
Something that is bigger
Than a dog or cat;
Something that is stronger
Than a rabid rat.
I’ll avoid that something,
So no harm will come
To my toes, knees or nose,
Neither to my bum!
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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
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Marigolds
Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona
We biked into the garden,
Where marigolds did bloom.
We thought we’d have a picnic
In this fine outdoor room.
We spread a checkered blanket,
Near where we laid our bikes;
We nibbled cheese, sipped some wine,
And listened to the shrikes.
Text and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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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
Desolate
Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Desolate places—
something akin to wisdom
lingers in the stones.
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Blue Monday: Courthouse Lawn
A man watches passersby from his perch on the courthouse lawn, Prescott, Arizona
Sitting on the courthouse lawn
Sunday afternoon,
Hoping that my love will come,
Hoping she’ll come soon.
Sitting on the courthouse lawn,
Counting passersby;
Here she comes, my lovely one—
Can you hear me sigh?
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Wren
A tree with broken branches near the shores of Willow Lake, Prescott, Arizona
Can the shattered tree,
wren who seeks a nesting place,
hold your featherweight?
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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