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Enough
Decorative candles on a church wall, Yuma County, Arizona
only a candle
to drive away the darkness
but it is enough
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Candle
Yucca in bloom, March 2016, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
lighting her candle
to see the way more clearly—
wilderness pilgrim
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Candle
Memorial candle on a grave, Yuma Pioneer Cemetery, Yuma, Arizona
the longest journey—
only a single candle
to light her way home
Haiku and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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It’s in the Bag
~~ 1 ~~
an old demimonde
brown paper bag in her hand
munching stale bonbons
~~ 2 ~~
bag of oranges
spilling on the kitchen floor—
mouse runs for cover
~~ 3 ~~
rainy afternoon—
groping for her knitting bag
in the grey half-light
~~ 4 ~~
in the asylum
inmates picking through a bag
of cast-off clothing
~~ 5 ~~
in a marketplace
somewhere east of Africa
wisdom by the bag
~~ 6 ~~
for her transgression
a silken bag of demons
slicing up her heart
~~ 7 ~~
abomination—
a paper bag of dog shit
tossed on my front porch
~~ 8 ~~
for wannabe men
seventeen rites of passage
hidden in a bag
~~ 9 ~~
the old believer’s
unwavering allegiance
to God’s bag of tricks
~~ 10 ~~
everlasting shame—
nothing grand about the bag
that holds his jewels
~~ 11 ~~
candle in a bag
sending out a feeble light
on this holy eve
~~ 12 ~~
how she fears to be
reborn as a cricket’s leg
or an empty bag
~~ 13 ~~
(myself)
© 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Whirling with Walt
The first line of each three-line snippet comes from “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman.
~~ 1 ~~
the eyes of the dead,
blind to beauty and blessing,
staring at nothing
~~ 2 ~~
knowing the perfect
candle to banish darkness—
only damp matches
~~ 3 ~~
eddies of the wind
on a mission for the storm
rising in the west
~~ 4 ~~
The shelves are crowded
with things simple and complex—
have you need of more?
~~ 5 ~~
choosing a safe spot,
perhaps your arms for the night,
before moving on
~~ 6 ~~
She owns the fine house
at the tip of the cape, where
no one is welcome.
~~ 7 ~~
on the granite floor
rivers of fresh blood flowing
from the killing spree
~~ 8 ~~
In the little wells
where the prairie meets the hill,
blind creatures huddle.
~~ 9 ~~
with me on the grass
seven ragged musicians
playing haunting tunes
~~ 10 ~~
Leaving me baskets
filled with ripe apples and rain,
she slips out to sea.
~~ 11 ~~
The little one sleeps,
caring nothing for the ghosts
that would torment her.
~~ 12 ~~
Stall in the market—
an image of St. Joseph
stirs among the spoons.
© 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Blazing
Magnolia blossom, Southern California
magnolia candle
blazing up to light the sky
and the pilgrim’s way
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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blazing up to light the sky
and the pilgrim’s way
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Melting
Irrigation canal at sunset, Southern Arizona
melting into the sea
the full moon
leaves a candle bright
inland a weary farmer
stumbles along the canal
*Opening gambit © by Jane Reichhold
Final two lines and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Candle
Wide-throated Monkeyflower (Mimulus brevipes) Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, SoCal
in the wilderness
a fragile candle burning
calling down the sun
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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