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Savage Tales
Seedpod of the nightshade, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
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a runty spring lamb
falls prey to two hungry wolves—
the blood-spattered snow
~~ 2 ~~
pressed close together
two siblings tremble with fear—
first storm of winter
~~ 3 ~~
bitter winter’s night—
she prowls about the hallways
unable to sleep
~~ 4 ~~
night-blooming jasmine—
inhaling the haunting scent
as we sip our tea
~~ 5 ~~
winter afternoon—
the first snowflakes remind her
of life’s brevity
Haiku © 2017 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
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Travel Tales
Each breath-of-a-poem begins with a phrase purloined from A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller by Frances Mayes.
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day for gathering
praise in a sturdy backpack—
travel sustenance
~~ 2 ~~
above the doorbell
only a hint of darkness—
first day of summer
~~ 3 ~~
into his pocket
shoving the works of darkness
written on a scrap
~~ 4 ~~
a French pastry shop
on a cobbled city street—
the lure of éclairs
~~ 5 ~~
sesame cookies—
hungry children devour them
Sunday afternoons
~~ 6 ~~
a basket of bread—
giving thanks for seven loaves
baked fresh this morning
~~ 7 ~~
the map in the car
showing a tortuous way
through the wilderness
~~ 8 ~~
going the wrong way
not discerning north from south—
careless traveller
~~ 9 ~~
communion wafers—
seeking counsel on the way
from tasteless morsels
~~ 10 ~~
olives everywhere
but no wine for the thirsty—
traveller’s nightmare
~~ 11 ~~
Massive olive trees—
my enemy chops them down
with his keen-edged axe.
~~ 12 ~~
a full moon ago
traveller fainted at dusk—
on the road again
Haiku © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Screech
Winter afternoon shadows, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
lengthening shadows—
the screech of a hungry hawk
sends mice skittering
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Feeding
Flugelhorn player, Village Jazz Series, Yuma, Arizona
the jazz musician—
morsels from his flugelhorn
feeding hungry souls
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Desert
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
A desert wasteland—
who can number the dead things
littering the soil?
~~ ~~ ~~
In the barren lands
hungry and thirsty creatures
vie for sustenance.
~~ ~~ ~~
In the wilderness
some things rattle and threaten,
others pierce and tear.
© 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Feeding
Couple feeding koi, Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
the simple joy
of feeding hungry fish
with a few crumbs
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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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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Waiting
Seed pods on a Palo Verde Tree, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
seed pods waiting for hungry creatures
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Ripened
Seed pods on a Palo Verde Tree, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
more precious than pearls
ten thousand ripened seed pods
all the hungry come
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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