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Secrets

A palo verde tree towers over a dry wash in Yuma County, Arizona.
By a hidden stream
an old tree guards its secrets—
autumn flows away.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Altar

Vicky Medina created this altar for the Dia de los Muertos celebration at Riverside (Calif.) Art Museum.
To honor the dead
we build a little altar—
autumn slips away.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Self-care
lighting a candle—
self-care for body and soul
on the journey home
Haiku © 2021 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Unforgettable

A huge chunk of copper ore can be seen at Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona.
unforgettable—
the last time words of wisdom
tumbled from the stone
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Cactus Wren

The chapel at Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Arizona can be seen through a wrought-iron fence.
Noisy cactus wren,
can you outshout the church bells
that now stun the air?
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Lotus

A white lotus blossom is surrounded by shadows in a Tucson, Arizona pond.
Was it a blackbird
that coaxed the lotus open
to bask in the sun?
Haiku and photo © 2021 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Homeward

A father steadies his skating daughter in Morelia, Mexico.
Warm spring afternoon—
a father and his daughter
take the long way home.
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Footprints

Footprints are sometimes visible in the labyrinth at Unity of Phoenix Spiritual Center.
Easter’s come and gone—
I follow nail-scarred footprints
as I journey on.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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