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Sorrows

Juvenile ironwood tree armed with thorns, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
the pilgrims’ pathway
littered with thorns and sorrows—
still they stumble on
Haiku and photo © 2017 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Equinox

Sunrise, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
season by season
wilderness spirits retrace
the ancient pathways
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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After

Dusk, Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona
after last night’s rain
the pathway through the cacti
less sharp than before
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Spines

Hedgehog cactus in bloom, foreground, March 2016, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
ninety kinds of spines
barring the mountain pathway—
seven miles to go
Haiku and photo © 2016 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Pathway

Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego, California
Far from arrow-straight,
still the sacred pathway leads
to the Spirit’s house.
~~ ~~ ~~
Will 2015’s path be marked clearly?
Text and photo © 2015 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Scoured

Sonoran Desert, Maricopa County, Arizona
forever walking
along an endless pathway
scoured by wind and sun
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Plight

A shadow-dappled path, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona
The immigrants’ plight—
which pathway or road to take
north of the border.
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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The Sunday Whirl, Wordle 137: “Road, Border, Plight”
Dusk

Southern California
clutch of spent blossoms
on the long journey toward dusk—
this lonely pathway
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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