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Smile
“Nuestra Señora del Refugio de los Pecadores,” artist unknown, Museo Zacatecano, Zacatecas, México
After seven frosts,
a smile transcending seasons
warms the coldest heart.
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Haiku My Heart, and Twelve Days of Mary at Recuerda Mi Corazon
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Hint
Pencil holder in a church classroom, Southern Arizona
November morning—
not even a hint of frost
among the pencils
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Macro Monday 2
Ninety
Showers of blossoms on a palo verde tree, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
ninety miles or more
from the tree with yellow blooms
one more frost to go
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More SkyWatch Friday
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Ninety”
Anvil
The smithy, Cattle Track Arts Compound, Scottsdale, Arizona
seven ways of frost—
not even the blacksmith’s breath
warms the anvil’s horn
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More SkyWatch Friday
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Sunflowers
Sculpted metal sunflowers, Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona
stretching out my hand
to caress a sunflower
before the first frost
~~ ~~ ~~
sunflowers pointing the way to autumn
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Six-Word Saturday
More Shadow Shot Sunday 2
More Carpe Diem: “Autumn”
Conversation
Cottonwood leaf in autumn, Apache County, Arizona
the cottonwood leaves—
their conversation turning
toward the midnight frost
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Macro Monday 2
More Carpe Diem: “Basho’s ‘Autumn Night'”
Frost
Frosty morning, northern Arizona
in a time of frost
seeking the comfort of fire
the tales told by smoke
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Macro Monday 2
More Carpe Diem: “Frost”
More I Heart Macro at Shine the Divine
Legacy
Remnants of wildflowers, Northern Arizona
first frost’s legacy—
bouquets of wasted flowers
ready to sow seeds
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Macro Monday 2
More Carpe Diem: “Ghost Writer Prompt”
Three Wisps
carcass of the oak
the dove seems to be calling
its name night and day
~~ ~~ ~~
slash of a sickle
laying low the barley stalks
this harvest morning
~~ ~~ ~~
frost on the ivy
a geek in his cubicle
turns to his touch screen
© 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Trio
liberated leaves
falling to the forest floor—
first frost of autumn
~~ ~~ ~~
muddy from the storm—
sacred threads and marigolds
in the temple court
~~ ~~ ~~
deep in the forest
vicious creatures slavering
for a taste of blood
© 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Carpe Diem: “Forest”
More Three Word Wednesday: “Liberated, Muddy, Vicious”
More Sunday Scribblings 2: “Sacred Threads and Marigolds”
