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Sunflower Blossoms
A sunflower blooms at Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Sunflower blossoms remind me of you
And how you would smile while tying your shoe
To ready yourself for journeys afar;
I keep these memories stored in a jar
Along with a pebble and a small bone,
And feathers I found while walking alone
That summer day at the edge of the lake,
Knowing your journey had been a mistake;
For somewhere afar, you vanished from sight,
Your footprints erased by wind in the night;
No one could find you, though they looked for days—
You’d gone just like sunlight burns away haze.
Many years later, the riddle goes on:
How did you vanish like darkness at dawn?
I have no answer, but this much is true:
Sunflower blossoms remind me of you.
Poem and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Summer”
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Blue Monday: Saguaro Blossoms
Saguaro cactus blossoms, Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Saguaros do not bloom at night;
In daytime they’re ever so bright.
Against a blue sky
They dazzle the eye—
O what a magnificent sight!
Photo and limerick © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Shadow Shot Sunday 2: Blossoms
A palo verde tree flaunts its springtime blossoms, Yuma County, Arizona
Photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Daybreak
Saguaro cacti at daybreak on a spring morning, Pinal County, Arizona
just after daybreak
waiting for the cactus wren
to sing a new song
Haiku and photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More SkyWatch Friday
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Ruby Tuesday Too: Eatery Ahead
Cafe sign, Historic Downtown Yuma, Arizona
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Blue Monday: Saguaro Forest
Saguaro cactus “forest,” Pinal County, Arizona
Saguaros stand guard through the night,
Ensuring the desert’s all right,
So when morning comes
(Without roll of drums)
The landscape appears calm and bright.
Photo and limerick © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Macro Monday 2: Saguaro
A dead saguaro cactus still stands guard over the desert in Pinal County, Arizona.
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Shadow Shot Sunday 2: Shadow Play
Shadows play across a window in Historic Downtown Yuma, Arizona
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Ruby Tuesday Too: Ice Cream
Ice cream shop sign, Historic Downtown Yuma, Arizona
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I will be overseas until the 10th. Please enjoy visiting others!
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Blue Monday: Umbrellas
Umbrellas at a garden cafe in Historic Downtown Yuma, Arizona
Photo © 2018 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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