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At the festival
A dog explores the weeds and grasses near Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico
at the festival
she wore only poems
that she had listened to before…
before the wine
before the fruit
before the shades of night
came without warning
to spirit her away
from where she walked
with her favorite dog
the two of them together
clad only
in poems
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Quiet
Young lovers in Zacatecas, México
some quiet moments
away from the festival
just the two of them
Haiku © 2015 and photo © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Snack
Snack vendor, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
time out for a snack—
waiting for the festival
to begin at noon
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Celebrating
Statue of a young child in the Huichol exhibit, Museo Zacatecano, Zacatecas, México
At the festival
celebrating girls and boys
no one waters thorns.
Haiku © 2015 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Lantern Festival
lantern festival—
the empty one in her hand
giving off no light
~~ ~~ ~~
lantern festival—
certain that the others’ light
will guide her footsteps
~~ ~~ ~~
evening festival—
hillsides absorbing the light
from ten thousand lamps
© 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Without
Autumn sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
rising as balloons
a thousand clouds at daybreak—
autumn festival
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
one more day’s journey
without a destination—
I lay down my flute
Haiku and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Cap
Snow-capped stump, northern New Mexico
borrowing sleep
from the scarecrow’s sleeves
midnight frost
weaves a jaunty new snow cap
for the New Year’s festival
*Opening gambit © by Basho, translated by Jane Reichhold
Final two lines and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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stump sporting a jaunty snow cap
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Festival
Sunday morning our neighbor, a high school history teacher, wheeled his bicycle into the street and pedaled away for his customary ride. He never came home again. About an hour later, two police cars and a police motorcycle arrived, bringing the teacher’s bicycle, his helmet—and bad news. Throughout the day we gathered bits and pieces of information from another neighbor. No, the teacher hadn’t been struck by a car. Apparently he had a stroke or a heart attack, and toppled from his bike. Rushed by ambulance to a local hospital, he hovered between life and death for several hours. By nightfall, he was dead. What started out to be an exciting summer festival of rest, relaxation and recuperation for a weary educator turned into a season of mourning for his wife and two grown children.
Summer festival—
three crows foretell its ending,
shrilling songs of rage.
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Festival
Indigenous Huichol child, Zacatecas, México
for the festival
a bauble on the table
necklaces of fire
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