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Weird Tales
A brittlebush blossom on a winter’s day, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
~~ 1 ~~
In a burlap sack
a piece of bread with butter
crumbles into dust.
~~ 2 ~~
For ferocity
she cannot be forgiven,
says the priest in grey.
~~ 3 ~~
Winter afternoon—
why have you gutted my soul
by deceiving me?
~~ 4 ~~
winter afternoon—
going home to feed the dog
from an empty bag
~~ 5 ~~
winter afternoon—
crumbs of holiness hidden
in a paper bag
~~ 6 ~~
Winter afternoon—
having grained the mare,
she lies down to nap.
Haiku © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Spaces
A red leaf among pine debris, Lockett Meadow Campground, Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona, autumn 2016
On the forest floor
even hidden spaces hold
both darkness and light.
Photo and haiku © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Space”
Cover
On the shore of Upper Lake Mary, Coconino National Forest, Arizona
autumn cloud cover—
ten thousand hidden creatures
cower in the woods
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More SkyWatch Friday
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Invisibility”
Stain
Autumn sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
The mourning dove’s breath,
tumbling from a hidden roost,
stains the eastern sky.
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Fearing
Palo verde tree, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
in the tree debris
a tiny hidden creature
fearing for its life
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Hidden
August afternoon clouds and shadows, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
sizzling afternoon—
hidden by thorn tree shadows
one small white dove sings
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Hidden
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
six hours till sundown
and every hidden creature
keeps its cunning way
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Luring
ironwood tree in bloom, April 2016, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
in hidden places
conspiracies of blossoms
luring hungry bees
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More SkyWatch Friday
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
Cooing
Sunset on a golf course, Southern Arizona
sundown at the pond—
a hundred hidden pigeons
cooing for the light
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Peony
Teahouse, Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
in fragile white cups
hidden within the teahouse—
peony blossoms
Haiku and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
