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Colorful autumn leaves in California’s Inyo National Forest will soon be dashed to the ground by snow.
clear blue autumn sky—
great joy, albeit briefly,
before the first snow
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Suns
Delicate shadows brush two marigolds in the Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona.
Melancholy day—
marigolds, these shining suns,
melt my icy heart.
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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
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Drifts
A woman heads for home after her morning shopping in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
Midsummer journey—
a woman among shadows
drifts toward morning light.
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Pond
An apartment building overlooks a tranquil pond at the Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
What if I should see
my reflection in the pond?
Would I know myself?
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Shade
Framed by a tree at St. Thomas Indian Mission Church, Winterhaven, California, a view unfolds of the irrigated farmland in Yuma County, Arizona.
In a spot of shade
I pause for sips of water—
summer’s long journey.
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Who Mourns
An unforgettable summer sunrise lasts only a little while in Yuma County, Arizona.
If a crow should die
before it can reach its home,
will the mountains mourn?
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Tangled Place
An old palo verde tree glows at daybreak in the Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona.
Midsummer morning—
where is the path to lead me
from this tangled place?
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Longing
Amid the sparse vegetation of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California, a lone tree stands out.
Triple-digit day—
a tree in the wilderness
longs for winter’s rains.
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Which
Only a few clouds appear on a brilliant summer day in the Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona.
Looking right and left
I see two dusty pathways—
which one shall I take?
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