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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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January Whirl
~~ 1 ~~
casting my anchor
in some faraway harbor—
perhaps Rotterdam
~~ 2 ~~
winter’s first full moon
keeping her awake for hours
in her lumpy bed
~~ 3 ~~
a buffeting wind—
three fragile little sparrows
fight to stay aloft
~~ 4 ~~
raising her wineglass
at her lonely sojourn’s end
among the living
~~ 5 ~~
first dream of the year
mulberry tree near the gate
heavy with new fruit
~~ 6 ~~
sudden gust of wind—
three facts fly out the window
landing in the street
~~ 7 ~~
action, inaction—
even the undertaker
stops to eye the wound
~~ 8 ~~
breaking the needle
so she will not be able
to get her next fix
~~ 9 ~~
a scathing letter
sent from a neighboring state
ten cents postage due
~~ 10 ~~
her favorite team
tasting defeat once again—
winter’s first full moon
~~ 11 ~~
willing to risk all
for the sake of one blossom—
gardener in spring
~~ 12 ~~
hit with aftershocks
from shifting tectonic plates
an old house crumbles
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Splendor
Christmas decorations at an Arizona church
last year’s ornaments
shining in quiet splendor
for a few hours more
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Fountain
Plaza de Armas, Zacatecas, México
With the same longings
people and pigeons gather
where the fountain flows.
In the quiet hours
stars slip into the waters—
those who drink them shine.
~~ ~~ ~~
“Come, thou Fount of every blessing…”
Text © 2015 and photo © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Carpe Diem: “Fountain”
More: A Prompt Each Day: “Weekend Wordle #6”
Shining
Christmas decorations at an Arizona church
last year’s ornaments
still shining in their splendor
for a few more hours
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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More Carpe Diem: “Last Year”
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