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Two saguaro cacti tower over wildflowers during the spring 2017 “super bloom” at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
Noisy cactus wren,
which saguaro will you choose
for a nesting place?
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Blush
Ocotillo blossoms during the spring 2017 “super bloom” at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
Little cactus wren,
the ocotillo blossoms
blush to hear you sing.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Fresh
Daybreak at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
The smokers are still sleeping,
All snug within their tents.
The air is fresh and lovely,
Despite the world’s events.
But with the exhalation
Of morning’s first white smoke,
Creatures near the cigarettes
Will writhe and gag and choke.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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The cactuses will thank you
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
The cactuses will thank you,
The sage will do the same,
If you promise not to smoke,
Or threaten them with flame.
For even though their needles
Could clearly run you through,
Cacti can’t survive a fire,
And neither, friend, can you!
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Hush
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
Noisy cactus wren,
won’t you hush up long enough
to see the blossoms?
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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On a road less traveled
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
On a road less traveled
I took my trusty bike,
Hoping that I’d see a snake
Or something else I like.
But that road less traveled
Made both my tires go flat,
So I sat beside the road
And fiddled with my hat.
Poem and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Endings
The remains of an old saguaro cactus, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
Endings are often tinged with sadness.
Text and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Mourning
Ajo Mountains and Saguaro cactus, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
three days without sun—
even the distant mountains
seem to be mourning
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Passing
Barrel cactus blossoms, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
As December ends,
even the cactus blossoms
lament its passing.
Haiku © 2015 and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Cryptic
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
dead trees and no moon—
the cryptic constellations
of the shifting sands
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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