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No Tongues
Cacti and a palo verde tree cast shadows in a courtyard of Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Arizona.
Winter afternoon—
they have no tongues, these shadows,
yet their speech is clear.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Beyond
Cattle Track Arts Compound, Scottsdale, Arizona contains some interesting buildings.
Beyond my courtyard
I sense the distant mountains
waiting for fresh snow.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Old Story
A stained glass window depicts the Nativity at Sacred Heart Church, Farmington, New Mexico.
On this New Year’s Day,
I recall an old story
of a baby’s birth.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Conundrum
A windmill stands still on a windless December day at Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden , Yuma, Arizona.
Autumn conundrum:
How many clouds does it take
to spin a windmill?
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Secrets
A palo verde tree towers over a dry wash in Yuma County, Arizona.
Autumn afternoon—
an old tree full of secrets
keeps them to itself.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Fresh
A newly built birdhouse is partially shaded by trees at Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona.
Sparkling clean and fresh,
a wooden birdhouse awaits
its first long-term guest.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Where and Why
The Pacific Ocean reaches shore yards away from the U.S.-Mexico Border at Border Field State Park, California.
Where are the children?
Why does the sea seem to weep
as autumn draws near?
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Consolation
Bougainvillea blossoms brighten a house wall in Wellton, Arizona.
my consolation
in times of desolation—
bountiful blossoms
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Fence
Evening shadows begin to wrap themselves around a fence post in northern New Mexico.
my burning desire
to reach the distant mountains—
a fence bars my way
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Rattled
A padlock helps to keep tools safe in a shed at Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona.
Wind, relentless wind!
I’m rattled by the padlock
swinging to and fro.
