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Blooms
View of Zacatecas, México from Cerro de la Bufa
blooms of bright crimson
high above the city streets—
hummingbird heaven
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: “Blooms”
On a Crumbling Wall
Section of a mural, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
~~ 1 ~~
on a crumbling wall
iridescent hummingbird
in eternal flight—
its whirring wings never stop
as it hovers for a sip
~~ 2 ~~
empty garden bench
where last night’s conversation
still lingers at dawn
patterns of loss and longing
nestling in the wooden slats
~~ 3 ~~
all things softening
as summer moves toward autumn—
even field mice seem
to dwindle into mere fluff
a child’s breath can blow away
~~ 4 ~~
a cold deep pool
where she comes to bathe at dawn
dropping her silk blouse
into the dry stems and weeds
detritus of late summer
~~ 5 ~~
offering herself
as an exile from the world—
the burdock knows why,
and so does the peony
with its extravagant bloom
Tanka and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Poetry Pantry #312
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Fairy Duster
Fairy Duster (Calliandra eriophylla), Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
wilderness morning—
the flimsy crimson flowers
flaunting their color
~~ ~~ ~~
hungry tongues close in
on tasty crimson blossoms—
hummingbird heaven
~~ ~~ ~~
hummingbird tenses
before piercing the blossom
with its spear-like tongue
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Wall
Section of a mural, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México
on a crumbling wall
iridescent hummingbird
in eternal flight
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Ruby Tuesday Too
More Our World Tuesday
More Carpe Diem: “Wall”
Chapel
Last of the chuparosa (Beloperone californica) blossoms, Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Southern Arizona
a lone hummingbird
worshiping chuparosa—
wilderness chapel
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Ruby Tuesday Too
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More Carpe Diem: “The Butterfly Wings”
Tasty
Fairy Duster (Calliandra eriophylla), Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
tiny tongues close in
on tasty crimson blossoms—
hummingbird heaven
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Macro Monday 2
More Ruby Tuesday Too
More Haiku Horizons: “Close”
More I Heart Macro at Shine the Divine
