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Corn
Multicolored corn can be seen at Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Ganado, Arizona.
There will be bread, child,
for the fields are full of corn,
plump and ripe and sweet.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Pilgrimage
Beyond the courtyard of this house in Wellton, Arizona lies impenetrable darkness.
Autumn pilgrimage—
on the pitch-black path my feet
keep going astray.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Leaves
Many desert dwellers visit Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, Arizona to satisfy their longing for autumn color.
First week of autumn—
some leaves beside a streambed
forsake green for red.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
Joyful Path
Tibetan prayer flags flutter near a labyrinth at a church in Phoenix, Arizona.
A circular path
where prayer flags and birdsong meet—
my joy is complete.
Photo and haiku © by Magical Mystical Teacher
Contentment
A labyrinth in Phoenix, Arizona attracts many truth seekers.
Summer’s waning days—
in walking a well-worn path,
I find contentment.
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
Fly
Mountains dominate portions of the Sonoran Desert in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Fly on the mountain,
even from such a distance,
you disturb my peace!
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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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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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
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
