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Lullaby
Sunset in the Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona.
To the setting sun
a dove sings a lullaby
she has learned by heart.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Window
A surrealistic painting of a winter sky adds a dash of mystery to the wall of a home in Yuma, Arizona.
Wide-open window—
a magpie on the mountain
seems to know my name.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Deadly
Ocotillo thorns, Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona
Even deadly thorns
cannot keep me from the way
that’s prepared for me.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Requiem
A desert scene near Ajo, Arizona.
Twilight requiem—
a frightened lizard cowers
somewhere in the stones.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Peace
“Bones” of a long-dead saguaro cactus, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona.
Hush your scolding, crow!
Leave these bleaching bones in peace
for eternity.
Photo and haiku by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Fresh
A sunflower blooms at Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona.
When sunflowers bloom,
sparrows light up the garden
with fresh morning songs.
Haiku and photo by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Listening
Hikers can see for miles on the trail above Pipe Spring National Monument near Fredonia, Arizona.
Pausing on the trail,
I listen to my heartbeat
and a scolding crow.
Haiku and photo © 2019 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Stage
A retired tractor lives out its last days in the tranquility of the Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona.
An old green tractor
becomes a shadowy stage
for spring’s danse macabre.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Waiting
A street festooned with blue banderas, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México.
waiting for a breeze
a hundred blue banderas
bluer than the sky
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Cloudless
A clear blue sky and some gnarled branches welcome visitors to the Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona.
Cloudless April day—
I walk in desolation,
consoled by birdsong.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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