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The Dance
Dandelion, Apache County, Arizona
Noon.
A stone by the road
sets the scene
for the dance.
Farther down the road
a man without elbows
plays a flute
with his feet,
panting out wild notes,
and the desert,
which has waited
since it was created,
begins to stir.
Could anything
be harder
than shrugging off the eons
to shimmy in the sun?
Poem © 2017 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Notes
Reflection of a December sunrise in the rear window of a recreational vehicle, Yuma County, Arizona
one note, then two more
coaxing light to come again—
Kokopelli’s flute
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Off
An abandoned and weathered flip-flop, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
following the notes
from a shaman’s bamboo flute
she slips off her shoes
Haiku © 2015 and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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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Snuggling
Palo verde tree at daybreak, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
the low moan of notes
coaxing light to come again—
Kokopelli’s flute
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
a handful of stars
snuggling into the treetop
for a long day’s nap
Haiku © 2015 and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Piping
Aztec Ruins, Aztec, New Mexico
ragged flute player
cradled in a shaft of light
piping summer’s joy
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Bones
Discarded catfish carcass, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
howling wind—
an autumn note within
the bamboo flute
even catfish bones
quiver at the sound
*Opening gambit © by Kala Ramesh
Final two lines and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Daybreak
Daybreak, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
the low moan of notes
coaxing light to come again—
Kokopelli’s flute
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Kokopelli’s Flute
Palo verde tree at daybreak, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
the low moan of notes
coaxing light to come again—
Kokopelli’s flute
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Woven
Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
the storm-flute player—
so many songs are woven
from notes of thin rain
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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