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Way Station
The shadow of an ironwood tree offers relief from the heat in Yuma County, Arizona.
Desert way station—
I rest in a shady place
before moving on.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
Broken
A broken-down farm wagon finds its final resting place at Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona.
for my journey home
nothing but a broken wheel
and a rasping crow
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Story
A mural with many curious elements brightens an otherwise drab building in downtown Tucson, Arizona.
Tell me a story
of broken bread and train smoke—
the journey is long.
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Scrubbed
The Sonoran Desert in Southern Arizona is often scrubbed of tracks, both animal and human, by strong winds.
Wind, relentless wind,
keeps erasing my footprints
behind and before.
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Follow
A path leads to distant mountains in California’s Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Hearing a blackbird
sing on the misty mountain,
I follow its voice.
Haiku and photo © 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.
© by Magical Mystical Teacher
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New Song
A spring day in Yuma County, Arizona begins with a beautiful sunrise.
If no dove should sing
to greet the dawn, a new song
will fly from my tongue.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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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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Small Talk
A sunflower blooms at Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona.
April afternoon—
why are we making small talk
while sunflowers bloom?
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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How
When droughts become severe, Arizona cottonwoods drop their leaves prematurely.
Dove of the desert,
how can a small dying leaf
hold your lively song?
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