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Obstacles
Chunks of concrete near an abandoned irrigation ditch, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
Last days of autumn—
how many more obstacles
will hamper my way?
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Weeping
Virgin of Guadalupe on the headstone of a woman who died at age 29, Wellton Memorial Cemetery, Wellton, Arizona
last days of autumn—
somewhere a mother’s weeping
for a daughter lost
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Ruby Tuesday Too
More Twelve Days of Mary at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Seven
Discarded talc can, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
More than seven years of rust
As you lie there in the dust—
Talcum can, your former praise
Surely has seen better days!
Poem and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Poetry Pantry #305
More Sunday Scribblings 2: “Seven”
Tattered
Brittlebush blossoms, early January, Sonoran Desert, Yuma County, Arizona
first days of the year—
only some tattered blossoms
on the brittlebush
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Visiting
Metal sculpture, Cattle Track Arts Compound, Scottsdale, Arizona
first days of the year—
visiting the sculptor’s house
for the seventh time
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Shadow Shot Sunday 2
Coat
A snowy forest in northern New Mexico
first days of the year—
even the old pine forest
puts on a new coat
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Songs
An outdoor altar at El Santuario de Chimayo, Chimayo, New Mexico
first days of the year—
a singer wakes up humming
songs he learned from stones
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Ending
Late summer sunset, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
ending of summer
even the geese are weary
of halcyon days
Haiku and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Our World Tuesday
More Carpe Diem: “End of Summer”
Teahouse
Teahouse, Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
last days of April
still linger in the teacup—
geisha swirls the dregs
~~ ~~ ~~
In the shadows, the teahouse beckons.
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Six-Word Saturday
More Shadow Shot Sunday 2
More Carpe Diem: “Basho’s ‘End of the Month'”
Candent Days
Desert willow (Chilopsis linearis), Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
Even candent days
cannot drive the willow leaves
from their homing place—
a resurrected donkey
nibbles tender shoots and stems.
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More SkyWatch Friday
More Ein Stück Himmel
More Carpe Diem: “Magical Mystical Teacher’s ‘Even Candent Days'”
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